reifte

[ˈʁaɪ̯ftə]

/[ˈʁaɪ̯ftə]/ verb

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The verdict

“reifte” is uncommon German (frequency #55,648 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,648
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs reifen

Corpus desk

Index DE-reifte · reifte · German

reifte · rank #55,648 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,648
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Regierungspro…

Nearest frequency peer: Regierungsprogramm (-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 „reifte“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for reifte
PropertyValue
Headwordreifte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʁaɪ̯ftə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#55,648
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „reifte“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).reiftefällt 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: „Regierungsprogramm“ (#55,647), „reflektierten“ (#55,646), „Rechtsschutzversicherung“ (#55,645). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „reifte“ bei #55,648. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

reifte is uncommon German at frequency #55,648 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʁaɪ̯ftə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for reifte in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, 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 spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is reifte, spelled R-E-I-F-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs reifen
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs reifen
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs reifen
  4. 4
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs reifen

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 "reifte"?
"reifte" is spelled R-E-I-F-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁaɪ̯ftə].
What does "reifte" mean?
As a verb, "reifte" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs reifen
How do you pronounce "reifte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "reifte" is [ˈʁaɪ̯ftə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "reifte" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

recall#55,643rucola#55,667prosit#55,627schanz#55,677

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list