Regenschirm
[ˈʁeːɡn̩ˌʃɪʁm]
The verdict
“Regenschirm” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #26,142 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #26,142
- frequency rank, German
- 11
- letters
- 18
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - zusammenklappbarer Schutzschirm gegen Regen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Regenschirm |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʁeːɡn̩ˌʃɪʁm] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #26,142 |
| Misspellings tracked | 18 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Regenschirm” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Regenschirm is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʁeːɡn̩ˌʃɪʁm]. Corpus data places it at rank #26,142 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "zusammenklappbarer Schutzschirm gegen Regen".
Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for Regenschirm, with forms such as "ergenschirm", "reegnschirm", and "regencshirm". 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. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Regenschirm, spelled R-E-G-E-N-S-C-H-I-R-M.
Definition
- 1zusammenklappbarer Schutzschirm gegen Regen
Antonyms
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ergenschirm,reegnschirm,regencshirm,regennschirm,regenscchirm,regenschhirm,regenschimr,regenschirmm,regenschirrm,regenschrim,regenscihrm,regenshcirm,regensschirm,regesnchirm,reggenschirm,regneschirm,rgeenschirm,rregenschirm
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Regenschirm - 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 “Regenschirm”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is R-E-G-E-N-S-C-H-I-R-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʁeːɡn̩ˌʃɪʁm] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.