Reichsgebiet

[ˈʁaɪ̯çsɡəˌbiːt]

/[ˈʁaɪ̯çsɡəˌbiːt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Reichsgebiet” is uncommon German (frequency #80,836 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,836
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gebiet des ehemaligen Deutschen Reiches (oder gegebenenfalls eines anderen Reiches)

Corpus desk

Index DE-reichsgebiet · Reichsgebiet · German

Reichsgebiet · rank #80,836 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #80,836
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH reinige

Nearest frequency peer: reinige (+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 „Reichsgebiet“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Reichsgebiet
PropertyValue
HeadwordReichsgebiet
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʁaɪ̯çsɡəˌbiːt]
Letters12
Frequency rank#80,836
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Reichsgebiet“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „reinige“ (#80,837), „Regionalität“ (#80,834), „Regierungsgeschäfte“ (#80,833). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Reichsgebiet“ bei #80,836. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Reichsgebiet is uncommon German at frequency #80,836 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁaɪ̯çsɡəˌbiːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gebiet des ehemaligen Deutschen Reiches (oder gegebenenfalls eines anderen Reiches)".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Reichsgebiet, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Reichsgebiet, spelled R-E-I-C-H-S-G-E-B-I-E-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gebiet des ehemaligen Deutschen Reiches (oder gegebenenfalls eines anderen Reiches)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Von den 1,5 Millionen Volksdeutschen, die nach den vorangegangenen Umsiedlungen dort lebten, gelangten nur etwa 400.000 aufs Reichsgebiet.“
  2. „Der Text dürfte als Erläuterung dessen gelesen werden können, was bereits zuvor für das Reichsgebiet verfügt worden war.“

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 "Reichsgebiet"?
"Reichsgebiet" is spelled R-E-I-C-H-S-G-E-B-I-E-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁaɪ̯çsɡəˌbiːt].
What does "Reichsgebiet" mean?
As a noun, "Reichsgebiet" means: Gebiet des ehemaligen Deutschen Reiches (oder gegebenenfalls eines anderen Reiches)
How do you pronounce "Reichsgebiet"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Reichsgebiet" is [ˈʁaɪ̯çsɡəˌbiːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Reichsgebiet" come from?
"Reichsgebiet" 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 "Reichsgebiet", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Regionalität#80,834rauszulassen#80,829retrospektiv#80,847rhetorischer#80,852

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list