Reichsgrenze
[ˈʁaɪ̯çsˌɡʁɛnt͡sə]
The verdict
“Reichsgrenze” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Grenze eines Reiches (des Deutschen Reiches, des Römischen Reiches,…)
Corpus desk
Index DE-reichsgrenze · Reichsgrenze · German
Reichsgrenze · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Reichsgrenze |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʁaɪ̯çsˌɡʁɛnt͡sə] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Reichsgrenze“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Reichsgrenze is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁaɪ̯çsˌɡʁɛnt͡sə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Grenze eines Reiches (des Deutschen Reiches, des Römischen Reiches,…)".
Reichsgrenze has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Reichsgrenze, spelled R-E-I-C-H-S-G-R-E-N-Z-E.
Definition
- 1Grenze eines Reiches (des Deutschen Reiches, des Römischen Reiches,…)
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Reichsgrenze appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Während man in der ostpreußischen Hauptstadt Königsberg einiges auf sich halten konnte, war das 166 Kilometer entfernte Dorf Tollmingkehmen von Königsberg aus betrachtet ein ziemliches Nest, nahe an der Reichsgrenze gelegen, fast schon in Litauen.“
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.