Rebe

[ˈʁeːbə]

/[ˈʁeːbə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Rebe” is uncommon German (frequency #55,642 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,642
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ranke des Weinstocks

Corpus desk

Index DE-rebe · Rebe · German

Rebe · rank #55,642 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,642
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH recall

Nearest frequency peer: recall (+1 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 „Rebe“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Rebe
PropertyValue
HeadwordRebe
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʁeːbə]
Letters4
Frequency rank#55,642
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Rebe“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „recall“ (#55,643), „Rechtsbruch“ (#55,644), „rasenden“ (#55,639). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Rebe“ bei #55,642. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Rebe is uncommon German at frequency #55,642 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁeːbə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Rebe in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Rebe, spelled R-E-B-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ranke des Weinstocks
  2. 2
    Weinstock
  3. 3
    Ranke

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Was bringen uns die Reben vom Rhein? Den Wein!
  2. Für Sorgen sorgt das liebe Leben, und Sorgenbrecher sind die Reben.

Synonyms

Weinrebe

This word in other languages

vine(English)vid(Español)vigne(Français)

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 "Rebe"?
"Rebe" is spelled R-E-B-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁeːbə].
What does "Rebe" mean?
As a noun, "Rebe" means: Ranke des Weinstocks
How do you pronounce "Rebe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Rebe" is [ˈʁeːbə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Rebe" come from?
"Rebe" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Radl#55,636sari#55,675peck#55,599Muff#55,561

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list