Reichskanzlei

[ˈʁaɪ̯çskant͡sˌlaɪ̯]

/[ˈʁaɪ̯çskant͡sˌlaɪ̯]/ noun

The verdict

“Reichskanzlei” is uncommon German (frequency #66,624 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,624
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Amt, Behörde des Reichskanzlers

Corpus desk

Index DE-reichskanzlei · Reichskanzlei · German

Reichskanzlei · rank #66,624 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,624
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH reiflicher

Nearest frequency peer: reiflicher (+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 „Reichskanzlei“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Reichskanzlei
PropertyValue
HeadwordReichskanzlei
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʁaɪ̯çskant͡sˌlaɪ̯]
Letters13
Frequency rank#66,624
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Reichskanzlei“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Reichskanzleifällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „reiflicher“ (#66,625), „Regenwaldes“ (#66,622), „Reiseleiter“ (#66,626). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Reichskanzlei“ bei #66,624. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Reichskanzlei is uncommon German at frequency #66,624 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁaɪ̯çskant͡sˌlaɪ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Amt, Behörde des Reichskanzlers".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Reichskanzlei, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, 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 explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Reichskanzlei, spelled R-E-I-C-H-S-K-A-N-Z-L-E-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    Amt, Behörde des Reichskanzlers

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „In der Reichshauptstadt waren die Vertretungen Österreich-Ungarns und Russlands die bevorzugten Ziele, aber auch die Wilhelmstraße, wo nebeneinander das Auswärtige Amt und die Reichskanzlei lagen.“
  2. „Den britischen Polit-Touristen bot sich in den Trümmern der Reichskanzlei ein chaotischer Anblick.“

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 "Reichskanzlei"?
"Reichskanzlei" is spelled R-E-I-C-H-S-K-A-N-Z-L-E-I. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁaɪ̯çskant͡sˌlaɪ̯].
What does "Reichskanzlei" mean?
As a noun, "Reichskanzlei" means: Amt, Behörde des Reichskanzlers
How do you pronounce "Reichskanzlei"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Reichskanzlei" is [ˈʁaɪ̯çskant͡sˌlaɪ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Reichskanzlei" come from?
"Reichskanzlei" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list