reibe

/[ˈʁaɪ̯bə]/ verb

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#45,543

in German word usage

Misspellings

6

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

reibe is aGermanverb. It means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs reiben Pronounced [ˈʁaɪ̯bə]. Often confused with rein and Reis.

Key facts for reibe
PropertyValue
Headwordreibe
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʁaɪ̯bə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#45,543
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for reibe is 5 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʁaɪ̯bə]. Corpus data places it at rank #45,543 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for reibe, with forms such as "eribe", "rebie", and "reibbe". 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 also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "rein", "Reis", "Reif", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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 reibe, spelled R-E-I-B-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs reiben
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs reiben
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs reiben
  4. 4
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs reiben

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: eribe,rebie,reibbe,reieb,riebe,rreibe

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for reibe

Misspelling Variants of "reibe"

eribe5rebie5reibbe6reieb5riebe5rreibe6
Misspelling Variants of "reibe"

Frequency rank: #45,543 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "reibe"?
"reibe" is spelled R-E-I-B-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁaɪ̯bə].
What does "reibe" mean?
As a verb, "reibe" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs reiben
What words are commonly confused with "reibe"?
"reibe" is commonly confused with "rein", "Reis", "Reif". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "reibe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "reibe" is [ˈʁaɪ̯bə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "reibe" come from?
"reibe" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby German words

Other entries that begin with the letter R in our German index:

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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.