Regenwurm
[ˈʁeːɡn̩ˌvʊʁm]
The verdict
“Regenwurm” is uncommon German (frequency #97,585 among 42,116 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #97,585
- frequency rank, German
- 42,116
- “R” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - im Boden lebender Wurm (zoologisch ein Ringelwurm aus der Ordnung der Wenigborster)
Corpus desk
Index DE-regenwurm · Regenwurm · German
Regenwurm · rank #97,585 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #97,585
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 42,116
- PHOTO-FINISH Regelkreis
Nearest frequency peer: Regelkreis (-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 “Regenwurm”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- regarding
regarding
2,418 corpus weight
- Regelkreis
Regelkreis
2,417 corpus weight
- Regenwurm
Regenwurm
2,416 corpus weight
- Regieanweis…
Regieanweisungen
2,415 corpus weight
- Regierungsb…
Regierungsbehörden
2,414 corpus weight
- regierungsk…
regierungskritischen
2,413 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Regenwurm” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Regenwurm |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʁeːɡn̩ˌvʊʁm] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #97,585 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Regenwurm” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Regenwurm is uncommon German at frequency #97,585 among 42,116 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁeːɡn̩ˌvʊʁm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "im Boden lebender Wurm (zoologisch ein Ringelwurm aus der Ordnung der Wenigborster)".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Regenwurm, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Regenwurm, spelled R-E-G-E-N-W-U-R-M.
Definition
- 1im Boden lebender Wurm (zoologisch ein Ringelwurm aus der Ordnung der Wenigborster)
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); 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
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Regenwurm", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 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.