Reiher
[ˈʁaɪ̯ɐ]
The verdict
“Reiher” is uncommon German (frequency #61,862 among 42,116 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #61,862
- frequency rank, German
- 42,116
- “R” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - hochbeiniger Schreitvogel mit langem Hals und Schnabel, kleinem Kopf und rauer, krächzender Stimme; lebt monogam in größeren Gesellschaften am Wasser
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Reiher |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʁaɪ̯ɐ] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #61,862 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Reiher” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Reiher is uncommon German at frequency #61,862 among 42,116 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁaɪ̯ɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "hochbeiniger Schreitvogel mit langem Hals und Schnabel, kleinem Kopf und rauer, krächzender Stimme; lebt monogam in größeren Gesellschaften am Wasser".
Zero misspellings are on record for Reiher in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Reiher, spelled R-E-I-H-E-R.
Definition
- 1hochbeiniger Schreitvogel mit langem Hals und Schnabel, kleinem Kopf und rauer, krächzender Stimme; lebt monogam in größeren Gesellschaften am Wasser
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “Reiher”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is R-E-I-H-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.