reifes

[ˈʁaɪ̯fəs]

/[ˈʁaɪ̯fəs]/ adj

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The verdict

“reifes” is uncommon German (frequency #92,122 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,122
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs reif

Corpus desk

Index DE-reifes · reifes · German

reifes · rank #92,122 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,122
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH reichhaltiger

Nearest frequency peer: reichhaltiger (-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 „reifes“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for reifes
PropertyValue
Headwordreifes
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʁaɪ̯fəs]
Letters6
Frequency rank#92,122
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „reifes“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „reichhaltiger“ (#92,121), „Reifezeit“ (#92,123), „Regenmengen“ (#92,120). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „reifes“ bei #92,122. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

reifes is uncommon German at frequency #92,122 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʁaɪ̯fəs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for reifes, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is reifes, spelled R-E-I-F-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs reif
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs reif
  3. 3
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs reif
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs reif

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 "reifes"?
"reifes" is spelled R-E-I-F-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁaɪ̯fəs].
What does "reifes" mean?
As an adjective, "reifes" means: Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs reif
How do you pronounce "reifes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "reifes" is [ˈʁaɪ̯fəs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "reifes" come from?
"reifes" 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 "reifes", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

remain#92,133scheib#92,174plagte#92,067panier#92,048

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list