Reichenberg

[ˈʁaɪ̯çn̩ˌbɛʁk]

/[ˈʁaɪ̯çn̩ˌbɛʁk]/ name

The verdict

“Reichenberg” is uncommon German (frequency #54,020 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,020
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Großstadt in Tschechien, bedeutendste Stadt Nordböhmens

Corpus desk

Index DE-reichenberg · Reichenberg · German

Reichenberg · rank #54,020 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #54,020
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Rektoren

Nearest frequency peer: Rektoren (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Reichenberg“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Reichenberg“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Reichenberg
PropertyValue
HeadwordReichenberg
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈʁaɪ̯çn̩ˌbɛʁk]
Letters11
Frequency rank#54,020
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Reichenberg“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Reichenbergfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Rektoren“ (#54,021), „regelte“ (#54,018), „Redundanz“ (#54,017). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Reichenberg“ bei #54,020. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Reichenberg is uncommon German at frequency #54,020 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈʁaɪ̯çn̩ˌbɛʁk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Großstadt in Tschechien, bedeutendste Stadt Nordböhmens".

Reichenberg doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Reichenberg, spelled R-E-I-C-H-E-N-B-E-R-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Großstadt in Tschechien, bedeutendste Stadt Nordböhmens

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Reichenberg appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Von 1908 bis 1916 wurde er immer wieder zu kurzen Dienstreisen nach Nordböhmen geschickt; häufig war er in der Bezirkshauptmannschaft Reichenberg.“

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Reichenberg"?
"Reichenberg" is spelled R-E-I-C-H-E-N-B-E-R-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁaɪ̯çn̩ˌbɛʁk].
What does "Reichenberg" mean?
As a proper noun, "Reichenberg" means: Großstadt in Tschechien, bedeutendste Stadt Nordböhmens
How do you pronounce "Reichenberg"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Reichenberg" is [ˈʁaɪ̯çn̩ˌbɛʁk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Reichenberg" come from?
"Reichenberg" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Reichenberg", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list