Reet
[ʁeːt]
The verdict
“Reet” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Schilfrohr
Corpus desk
Index DE-reet · Reet · German
Reet · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "R" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Reet |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ʁeːt] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Reet“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Reet is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʁeːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Schilfrohr".
Zero misspellings are on record for Reet in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Reet, spelled R-E-E-T.
Definition
- 1Schilfrohr
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Reet appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Ein jeder suchte sich einen Platz und baute sich darauf ein breites Haus mit spitzem Dach, das mit Reet und Plaggen gedeckt war und am Giebel ein paar bunte Pferdeköpfe aus Holz aufwies.“
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.