Rebhuhn

[ˈʁeːpˌhuːn]

/[ˈʁeːpˌhuːn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Rebhuhn” is uncommon German (frequency #83,202 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,202
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - wildlebendes Huhn Europas, größer als die Wachtel

Corpus desk

Index DE-rebhuhn · Rebhuhn · German

Rebhuhn · rank #83,202 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #83,202
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Reaktionsfähi…

Nearest frequency peer: Reaktionsfähigkeit (-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 „Rebhuhn“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Rebhuhn
PropertyValue
HeadwordRebhuhn
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʁeːpˌhuːn]
Letters7
Frequency rank#83,202
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Rebhuhn“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Rebhuhnfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Reaktionsfähigkeit“ (#83,201), „readers“ (#83,200), „regionalem“ (#83,204). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Rebhuhn“ bei #83,202. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Rebhuhn is uncommon German at frequency #83,202 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁeːpˌhuːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Rebhuhn in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 Rebhuhn, spelled R-E-B-H-U-H-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    wildlebendes Huhn Europas, größer als die Wachtel
  2. 2
    Mitglied der Gattung Rebhühner, zu der [1] gehört

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Das Rebhuhn ist selten geworden.
  2. Die Rebhühner sind weltweit mit drei Arten vertreten.

Synonyms

Perdix perdixPerdix

This word in other languages

partridge(English)perdiz(Español)perdrix(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 "Rebhuhn"?
"Rebhuhn" is spelled R-E-B-H-U-H-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁeːpˌhuːn].
What does "Rebhuhn" mean?
As a noun, "Rebhuhn" means: wildlebendes Huhn Europas, größer als die Wachtel
How do you pronounce "Rebhuhn"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Rebhuhn" is [ˈʁeːpˌhuːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Rebhuhn" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

readers#83,200pussies#83,185prompte#83,178praller#83,168

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list