Reeder

[ˈʁeːdɐ]

/[ˈʁeːdɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Reeder” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #44,168. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#44,168
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Transportunternehmer (Personen, Güter) zur See mit eigenen Schiffen

Corpus desk

Index DE-reeder · Reeder · German

Reeder · rank #44,168 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #44,168
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH rechtem

Nearest frequency peer: rechtem (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Reeder“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Reeder“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Reeder vs Ruder
67% similar
Reeder vs reger
50% similar
Reeder vs rider
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Reeder
PropertyValue
HeadwordReeder
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʁeːdɐ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#44,168
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Reeder“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Reederliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „rechtem“ (#44,167), „Regierungsbeteiligung“ (#44,169), „Regierungswechsel“ (#44,170). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Reeder“ bei #44,168. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Reeder (IPA [ˈʁeːdɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #44,168 among 2,984 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Transportunternehmer (Personen, Güter) zur See mit eigenen Schiffen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Reeder, with forms such as "ereder", "redeer", and "reder". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Ruder", "reger", "rider", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Reeder, spelled R-E-E-D-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Transportunternehmer (Personen, Güter) zur See mit eigenen Schiffen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Als Reeder war er ein Überseekaufmann mit internationaler Erfahrung.
  2. „Die Reeder müssten wieder dem Ideal des ehrbaren Kaufmanns folgen, wenn sie Hilfe vom Staat wollten, mahnte er.“

Synonyms

SchiffsbesitzerSchiffseigentümerSchiffseigner

This word in other languages

shipowner(English)armador(Español)armateur(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ereder
  • redeer
  • reder
  • reedder
  • reederr
  • reedre
  • reeedr
  • rreeder

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Reeder - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ereder2redeer2reder1reedder1reederr1reedre2reeedr2rreeder1
Edit distance from "Reeder"

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 "Reeder"?
"Reeder" is spelled R-E-E-D-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁeːdɐ].
What does "Reeder" mean?
As a noun, "Reeder" means: Transportunternehmer (Personen, Güter) zur See mit eigenen Schiffen
What words are commonly confused with "Reeder"?
"Reeder" is commonly confused with "Ruder", "reger", "rider". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Reeder"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Reeder" is [ˈʁeːdɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Reeder" come from?
"Reeder" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Quests#44,156Rumäne#44,183posted#44,144pokern#44,140

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

piccolo8 variantsOuting8 variantsOrgien8 variantsSlang8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list