Refrains
[ʁəˈfʁɛ̃ːs]
The verdict
“Refrains” is uncommon German (frequency #74,997 among 42,116 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #74,997
- frequency rank, German
- 42,116
- “R” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Refrain
Corpus desk
Index DE-refrains · Refrains · German
Refrains · rank #74,997 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #74,997
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 42,116
- PHOTO-FINISH Redaktor
Nearest frequency peer: Redaktor (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Refrains”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- reckt
reckt
25,006 corpus weight
- Redaktor
Redaktor
25,005 corpus weight
- Refrains
Refrains
25,004 corpus weight
- Rekorder
Rekorder
25,002 corpus weight
- Replikation
Replikation
25,001 corpus weight
- Restbestände
Restbestände
25,000 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Refrains” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Refrains |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ʁəˈfʁɛ̃ːs] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #74,997 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Refrains” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Refrains is uncommon German at frequency #74,997 among 42,116 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʁəˈfʁɛ̃ːs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for Refrains in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Refrains, spelled R-E-F-R-A-I-N-S.
Definition
- 1Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Refrain
- 2Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Refrain
- 3Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Refrain
- 4Dativ Plural des Substantivs Refrain
- 5Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Refrain
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency 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.