Reifung
German, noun/ˈʁaɪfʊŋ/
Reifung is spelled R-E-I-F-U-N-G (7 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 49,558th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Reifung is a German feminine noun meaning “ripening, maturation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “die Erlangung der Reife; die Wandlung zur Reife”.
What does Reifung mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineripening, maturation
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. die Erlangung der Reife; die Wandlung zur Reife
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Reifung
- Reifungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Reifung?
- /ˈʁaɪfʊŋ/
- [ˈʁaɪ̯fʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Reifung
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Reifung in German?
Reifung appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).