Rees

[ʁeːs]

/[ʁeːs]/ name

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The verdict

“Rees” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #40,787) as a proper noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#40,787
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords
3
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Stadt in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland

Corpus desk

Index DE-rees · Rees · German

Rees · rank #40,787 · 3 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #40,787
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 3 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH redaktionellen

Nearest frequency peer: redaktionellen (-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.

Häufigkeitsnachbarn des Verwechslers „Rees“

Peers mit ähnlichem Corpus-Gewicht, getrennt von den Verwechslungspaaren unten

corpus weight

What this shows Balken platzieren „Rees“ gegen die nächsten gerankten deutschen Lemmata, kein Reprint der Verwechslungsdesk.

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).

Rees vs Rs
50% similar
Rees vs reg
25% similar
Rees vs REX
25% similar

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

Key facts for Rees
PropertyValue
HeadwordRees
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ʁeːs]
Letters4
Frequency rank#40,787
Misspellings tracked3
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Corpus-Rang neben Verwechslern von „Rees“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Reesliegt auf dieser Marke:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „redaktionellen“ (#40,786), „Regentropfen“ (#40,788), „rechteckigen“ (#40,785). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Rees“ bei #40,787. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for Rees is neighbouring look-alikes ("Rs", "reg", …), not just typos; it is aproper noun pronounced [ʁeːs]. Frequency #40,787 among 2,984 “R” headwords. Gloss: "eine Stadt in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland".

Our generated misspelling index lists 3 likely wrong-spelling variants for Rees, with forms such as "eres", "reess", and "rrees". 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, "Rs", "reg", "REX", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Rees, spelled R-E-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Stadt in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Rees liegt im Westen Deutschlands.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eres
  • reess
  • rrees

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

eres2reess1rrees1
Edit distance from "Rees"

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 "Rees"?
"Rees" is spelled R-E-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁeːs].
What does "Rees" mean?
As a proper noun, "Rees" means: eine Stadt in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland
What words are commonly confused with "Rees"?
"Rees" is commonly confused with "Rs", "reg", "REX". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Rees"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Rees" is [ʁeːs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Rees" come from?
"Rees" 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 "Rees", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

riva#40,799Rune#40,805Mops#40,713tail#40,881

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list