Reißstift
[ˈʁaɪ̯sˌʃtɪft]
The verdict
“Reißstift” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein kurzer Nagel mit einem großflächigen, platten Kopf zum Anheften von Papier
Corpus desk
Index DE-rei-stift · Reißstift · German
Reißstift · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "R" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Reißstift |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʁaɪ̯sˌʃtɪft] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Reißstift“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Reißstift is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁaɪ̯sˌʃtɪft]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein kurzer Nagel mit einem großflächigen, platten Kopf zum Anheften von Papier".
Reißstift doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Reißstift, spelled R-E-I-S-S-S-T-I-F-T.
Definition
- 1ein kurzer Nagel mit einem großflächigen, platten Kopf zum Anheften von Papier
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Reißstift appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Packe bitte die Reißstifte wieder in die Schachtel.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.