°Réaumur

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The verdict

“°Réaumur” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an abbreviation. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Einheitenzeichen der Temperatur, Abkürzung der abgeleiteten Réaumur-Skala in Grad Réaumur (Einheitenzeichen auch: °R, °Re, °Ré)

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Index DE-reaumur · °Réaumur · German

°Réaumur · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "°" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for °Réaumur
PropertyValue
Headword°Réaumur
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAbbreviation
IPA[…]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „°Réaumur“ im Deutschen

°Réaumurliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

°Réaumur is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anabbreviation, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Einheitenzeichen der Temperatur, Abkürzung der abgeleiteten Réaumur-Skala in Grad Réaumur (Einheitenzeichen auch: °R, °Re, °Ré)".

°Réaumur doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is °Réaumur, spelled °-R-É-A-U-M-U-R.

Definition

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    Einheitenzeichen der Temperatur, Abkürzung der abgeleiteten Réaumur-Skala in Grad Réaumur (Einheitenzeichen auch: °R, °Re, °Ré)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "°Réaumur"?
"°Réaumur" is spelled °-R-É-A-U-M-U-R. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "°Réaumur" mean?
As an abbreviation, "°Réaumur" means: Einheitenzeichen der Temperatur, Abkürzung der abgeleiteten Réaumur-Skala in Grad Réaumur (Einheitenzeichen auch: °R, °Re, °Ré)
How do you pronounce "°Réaumur"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "°Réaumur" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "°Réaumur" come from?
"°Réaumur" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list