Regenbogen
[ˈʁeːɡn̩ˌboːɡn̩]
The verdict
“Regenbogen” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #14,396. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #14,396
- frequency rank, German
- 42,116
- “R” headwords
- 15
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - eine durch Regentropfen oder Aerosol verursachte Lichtbrechung, die sich als optische Naturerscheinung bemerkbar macht
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Regenbogen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʁeːɡn̩ˌboːɡn̩] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #14,396 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Regenbogen” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 15 spelling variants around Regenbogen (IPA [ˈʁeːɡn̩ˌboːɡn̩]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #14,396 among 42,116 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "eine durch Regentropfen oder Aerosol verursachte Lichtbrechung, die sich als optische Naturerscheinung bemerkbar macht".
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for Regenbogen, with forms such as "ergenbogen", "reegnbogen", and "regebnogen". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Regenbogen, spelled R-E-G-E-N-B-O-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1eine durch Regentropfen oder Aerosol verursachte Lichtbrechung, die sich als optische Naturerscheinung bemerkbar macht
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ergenbogen
- reegnbogen
- regebnogen
- regenbbogen
- regenbgoen
- regenboegn
- regenbogenn
- regenboggen
- regenbogne
- regennbogen
- regenobgen
- reggenbogen
- regnebogen
- rgeenbogen
- rregenbogen
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Regenbogen - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Using “Regenbogen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is R-E-G-E-N-B-O-G-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʁeːɡn̩ˌboːɡn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.