Reife

[ˈʁaɪ̯fə]

/[ˈʁaɪ̯fə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Reife” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #5,416. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,416
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vollendung eines Wachstumsprozesses (bei Menschen physisch oder geistig)

Corpus desk

Index DE-reife · Reife · German

Reife · rank #5,416 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,416
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH reichte

Nearest frequency peer: reichte (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Reife“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Reife“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Reife vs rein
40% similar
Reife vs Reis
60% similar
Reife vs rufe
40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Reife
PropertyValue
HeadwordReife
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʁaɪ̯fə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#5,416
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Reife“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Reifeliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „reichte“ (#5,415), „Reihenfolge“ (#5,417), „Regierungen“ (#5,414). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Reife“ bei #5,416. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around Reife (IPA [ˈʁaɪ̯fə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,416 among 2,984 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Reife, with forms such as "erife", "refie", and "reief". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "rein", "Reis", "rufe", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Reife, spelled R-E-I-F-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vollendung eines Wachstumsprozesses (bei Menschen physisch oder geistig)
  2. 2
    Schulreife
  3. 3
    Geschlechtsreife, sexuelle Reife

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Reife einer Ananas erkennt man am Geruch.
  2. Dem Knaben fehlt noch die sittliche Reife.

Synonyms

FruchtreifeMittlere Reife

Antonyms

Unreife

This word in other languages

ripeness(English)madurez(Español)maturité(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • erife
  • refie
  • reief
  • reiffe
  • riefe
  • rreife

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Reife - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

erife2refie2reief2reiffe1riefe2rreife1
Edit distance from "Reife"

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 "Reife"?
"Reife" is spelled R-E-I-F-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁaɪ̯fə].
What does "Reife" mean?
As a noun, "Reife" means: Vollendung eines Wachstumsprozesses (bei Menschen physisch oder geistig)
What words are commonly confused with "Reife"?
"Reife" is commonly confused with "rein", "Reis", "rufe". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Reife"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Reife" is [ˈʁaɪ̯fə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Reife" come from?
"Reife" 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 "Reife", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

smith#5,424Penis#5,407obere#5,403nervt#5,401

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

Pack6 variantsTreue6 variantskaufe6 variantswenns6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list