Regenbogen

/[ˈʁeːɡn̩ˌboːɡn̩]/ noun

Letters

10 characters

Frequency Rank

#14,396

in German word usage

Misspellings

15

tracked variants

Confusables

0

similar word pairs

Regenbogen is aGermannoun. It means: eine durch Regentropfen oder Aerosol verursachte Lichtbrechung, die sich als optische Naturerscheinung bemerkbar macht Pronounced [ˈʁeːɡn̩ˌboːɡn̩].

Key facts for Regenbogen
PropertyValue
HeadwordRegenbogen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʁeːɡn̩ˌboːɡn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#14,396
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Regenbogen in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Regenbogen is 10 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʁeːɡn̩ˌboːɡn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #14,396 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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 variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Regenbogen, spelled R-E-G-E-N-B-O-G-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine durch Regentropfen oder Aerosol verursachte Lichtbrechung, die sich als optische Naturerscheinung bemerkbar macht

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ergenbogen,reegnbogen,regebnogen,regenbbogen,regenbgoen,regenboegn,regenbogenn,regenboggen,regenbogne,regennbogen,regenobgen,reggenbogen,regnebogen,rgeenbogen,rregenbogen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Regenbogen

Misspelling Variants of "Regenbogen"

ergenbogen10reegnbogen10regebnogen10regenbbogen11regenbgoen10regenboegn10regenbogenn11regenboggen11
Misspelling Variants of "Regenbogen"

Frequency rank: #14,396 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Regenbogen"?
"Regenbogen" is spelled R-E-G-E-N-B-O-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁeːɡn̩ˌboːɡn̩].
What does "Regenbogen" mean?
As a noun, "Regenbogen" means: eine durch Regentropfen oder Aerosol verursachte Lichtbrechung, die sich als optische Naturerscheinung bemerkbar macht
What are common misspellings of "Regenbogen"?
Common misspellings include "ergenbogen", "reegnbogen", "regebnogen", "regenbbogen", "regenbgoen". The correct spelling is "Regenbogen".
How do you pronounce "Regenbogen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Regenbogen" is [ˈʁeːɡn̩ˌboːɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Regenbogen" come from?
"Regenbogen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.