Rankweil

[ˈʁaŋkˌvaɪ̯l]

/[ˈʁaŋkˌvaɪ̯l]/ name

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The verdict

“Rankweil” is uncommon German (frequency #94,768 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#94,768
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Marktgemeinde im österreichischen Bundesland Vorarlberg im Bezirk Feldkirch

Corpus desk

Index DE-rankweil · Rankweil · German

Rankweil · rank #94,768 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #94,768
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH racist

Nearest frequency peer: racist (-3 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Rankweil“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Rankweil“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Rankweil
PropertyValue
HeadwordRankweil
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈʁaŋkˌvaɪ̯l]
Letters8
Frequency rank#94,768
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Rankweil“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Rankweilfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „racist“ (#94,765), „ratifizieren“ (#94,771), „Realitätsverweigerung“ (#94,773). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Rankweil“ bei #94,768. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Rankweil is uncommon German at frequency #94,768 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈʁaŋkˌvaɪ̯l]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Marktgemeinde im österreichischen Bundesland Vorarlberg im Bezirk Feldkirch".

Rankweil has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Rankweil, spelled R-A-N-K-W-E-I-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Marktgemeinde im österreichischen Bundesland Vorarlberg im Bezirk Feldkirch

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Rankweil appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Erklärbar ist dies teilweise dadurch, dass sich zu jener Zeit noch der Bodensee als fischreicher Süßwassersee bis nach Rankweil erstreckte und der Kummenberg dadurch tatsächlich eine Insel im See oder zumindest Küstengebiet war.“
  2. „Kriegerische Bischöfe, geharnischte Aebte und zahllose tapfere Rittergestalten entstammten diesem mächtigen Geschlechte. Sein Stammsitz war die hochgelegene Burg Alt-Montfort unweit Rankweil im heutigen Vorarlberg.“

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Rankweil"?
"Rankweil" is spelled R-A-N-K-W-E-I-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁaŋkˌvaɪ̯l].
What does "Rankweil" mean?
As a proper noun, "Rankweil" means: Marktgemeinde im österreichischen Bundesland Vorarlberg im Bezirk Feldkirch
How do you pronounce "Rankweil"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Rankweil" is [ˈʁaŋkˌvaɪ̯l]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Rankweil" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Rankweil", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

saftiger#94,802physique#94,732schallte#94,812schlürft#94,830

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list