Reedereien

[ʁeːdəˈʁaɪ̯ən]

/[ʁeːdəˈʁaɪ̯ən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Reedereien” is uncommon German (frequency #51,624 among 42,116 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,624
frequency rank, German
42,116
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Reederei

Key facts for Reedereien
PropertyValue
HeadwordReedereien
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʁeːdəˈʁaɪ̯ən]
Letters10
Frequency rank#51,624
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Reedereien” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Reedereien lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Reedereien is uncommon German at frequency #51,624 among 42,116 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʁeːdəˈʁaɪ̯ən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Reedereien, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Reedereien, spelled R-E-E-D-E-R-E-I-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Reederei
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Reederei
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Reederei
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Reederei

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 "Reedereien"?
"Reedereien" is spelled R-E-E-D-E-R-E-I-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁeːdəˈʁaɪ̯ən].
What does "Reedereien" mean?
As a noun, "Reedereien" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Reederei
How do you pronounce "Reedereien"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Reedereien" is [ʁeːdəˈʁaɪ̯ən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Reedereien" come from?
"Reedereien" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Reedereien”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is R-E-E-D-E-R-E-I-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ʁeːdəˈʁaɪ̯ən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list