Reifezeit

[ˈʁaɪ̯fəˌt͡saɪ̯t]

/[ˈʁaɪ̯fəˌt͡saɪ̯t]/ noun

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The verdict

“Reifezeit” is uncommon German (frequency #92,123 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,123
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Zeitfenster, das benötigt wird, damit etwas reif wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-reifezeit · Reifezeit · German

Reifezeit · rank #92,123 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,123
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH reifes

Nearest frequency peer: reifes (-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 „Reifezeit“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Reifezeit
PropertyValue
HeadwordReifezeit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʁaɪ̯fəˌt͡saɪ̯t]
Letters9
Frequency rank#92,123
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Reifezeit“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Reifezeitfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „reifes“ (#92,122), „reichhaltiger“ (#92,121), „Regenmengen“ (#92,120). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Reifezeit“ bei #92,123. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Reifezeit is uncommon German at frequency #92,123 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁaɪ̯fəˌt͡saɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Reifezeit in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Reifezeit, spelled R-E-I-F-E-Z-E-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Zeitfenster, das benötigt wird, damit etwas reif wird
  2. 2
    anderes Wort für die pubertäre Phase

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Während der Reifezeit [von Milch zum Käse] wird Eiweiß durch sortentypische Bakterien abgebaut, wodurch der charakteristische Geschmack entsteht.“
  2. Während der Reifezeit verändert sich der Mensch sehr stark.

Synonyms

Pubertät

This word in other languages

puberté(Français)

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 "Reifezeit"?
"Reifezeit" is spelled R-E-I-F-E-Z-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁaɪ̯fəˌt͡saɪ̯t].
What does "Reifezeit" mean?
As a noun, "Reifezeit" means: Zeitfenster, das benötigt wird, damit etwas reif wird
How do you pronounce "Reifezeit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Reifezeit" is [ˈʁaɪ̯fəˌt͡saɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Reifezeit" come from?
"Reifezeit" 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 "Reifezeit", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

reception#92,117Ratgebern#92,111Rhodesien#92,140riskierst#92,144

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list