Reichsanstalt

[ˈʁaɪ̯çsʔanˌʃtalt]

/[ˈʁaɪ̯çsʔanˌʃtalt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Reichsanstalt” is uncommon German (frequency #98,982 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,982
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit einer öffentlichen Aufgabe betraute Behörde

Corpus desk

Index DE-reichsanstalt · Reichsanstalt · German

Reichsanstalt · rank #98,982 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #98,982
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Regenbogenfar…

Nearest frequency peer: Regenbogenfarben (-3 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 „Reichsanstalt“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Reichsanstalt
PropertyValue
HeadwordReichsanstalt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʁaɪ̯çsʔanˌʃtalt]
Letters13
Frequency rank#98,982
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Reichsanstalt“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Reichsanstaltfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Regenbogenfarben“ (#98,979), „referenziert“ (#98,978), „rektal“ (#98,986). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Reichsanstalt“ bei #98,982. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Reichsanstalt is uncommon German at frequency #98,982 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁaɪ̯çsʔanˌʃtalt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "mit einer öffentlichen Aufgabe betraute Behörde".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Reichsanstalt, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Reichsanstalt, spelled R-E-I-C-H-S-A-N-S-T-A-L-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    mit einer öffentlichen Aufgabe betraute Behörde

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Man könnte annehmen, dass die Reichsanstalt angesichts der seit 1929 massiv steigenden Arbeitslosigkeit in eine finanzielle Dauerkrise geriet, doch das Gegenteil war der Fall.“

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 "Reichsanstalt"?
"Reichsanstalt" is spelled R-E-I-C-H-S-A-N-S-T-A-L-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁaɪ̯çsʔanˌʃtalt].
What does "Reichsanstalt" mean?
As a noun, "Reichsanstalt" means: mit einer öffentlichen Aufgabe betraute Behörde
How do you pronounce "Reichsanstalt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Reichsanstalt" is [ˈʁaɪ̯çsʔanˌʃtalt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Reichsanstalt" come from?
"Reichsanstalt" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list