Reichstaler

[ˈʁaɪ̯çsˌtaːlɐ]

/[ˈʁaɪ̯çsˌtaːlɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Reichstaler” is uncommon German (frequency #96,149 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,149
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Silbermünze, die in Zentraleuropa der Frühen Neuzeit als Geld diente

Corpus desk

Index DE-reichstaler · Reichstaler · German

Reichstaler · rank #96,149 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #96,149
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Rehbock

Nearest frequency peer: Rehbock (-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 „Reichstaler“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Reichstaler
PropertyValue
HeadwordReichstaler
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʁaɪ̯çsˌtaːlɐ]
Letters11
Frequency rank#96,149
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Reichstaler“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Rehbock“ (#96,148), „Regieassistent“ (#96,146), „Regeländerung“ (#96,145). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Reichstaler“ bei #96,149. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Reichstaler is uncommon German at frequency #96,149 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁaɪ̯çsˌtaːlɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Silbermünze, die in Zentraleuropa der Frühen Neuzeit als Geld diente".

Reichstaler doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Reichstaler, spelled R-E-I-C-H-S-T-A-L-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Silbermünze, die in Zentraleuropa der Frühen Neuzeit als Geld diente

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „So führte man nach langwierigen Verhandlungen 1566 einen Reichstaler nach dem Münzfuß des sächsischen Talers allgemeinverbindlich für das Reich ein, der aber trotz einer recht umfangreichen Prägung schnell zur Mangelware wurde.“
  2. „Den Töchtern seiner Schwestern schenkte er jeweils eine Aussteuer von 100 Reichstalern.“

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 "Reichstaler"?
"Reichstaler" is spelled R-E-I-C-H-S-T-A-L-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁaɪ̯çsˌtaːlɐ].
What does "Reichstaler" mean?
As a noun, "Reichstaler" means: Silbermünze, die in Zentraleuropa der Frühen Neuzeit als Geld diente
How do you pronounce "Reichstaler"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Reichstaler" is [ˈʁaɪ̯çsˌtaːlɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Reichstaler" come from?
"Reichstaler" 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 "Reichstaler", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

replacement#96,157Ritterkreuz#96,167radikaleren#96,126punktuellen#96,118

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list