Reiher

[ˈʁaɪ̯ɐ]

/[ˈʁaɪ̯ɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Reiher” is uncommon German (frequency #61,862 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,862
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - hochbeiniger Schreitvogel mit langem Hals und Schnabel, kleinem Kopf und rauer, krächzender Stimme; lebt monogam in größeren Gesellschaften am Wasser

Corpus desk

Index DE-reiher · Reiher · German

Reiher · rank #61,862 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,862
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Rehberg

Nearest frequency peer: Rehberg (-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 „Reiher“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Reiher
PropertyValue
HeadwordReiher
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʁaɪ̯ɐ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#61,862
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Reiher“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Reiherfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Rehberg“ (#61,861), „Regenwürmer“ (#61,860), „Rechners“ (#61,859). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Reiher“ bei #61,862. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Reiher is uncommon German at frequency #61,862 among 2,984 “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

  1. 1
    hochbeiniger Schreitvogel mit langem Hals und Schnabel, kleinem Kopf und rauer, krächzender Stimme; lebt monogam in größeren Gesellschaften am Wasser

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Graureiher lebt kolonieweise auf Bäumen.
  2. Reiher stehen unter Naturschutz.

This word in other languages

heron(English)garza(Español)héron(Français)garça(Português)

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 "Reiher"?
"Reiher" is spelled R-E-I-H-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁaɪ̯ɐ].
What does "Reiher" mean?
As a noun, "Reiher" means: hochbeiniger Schreitvogel mit langem Hals und Schnabel, kleinem Kopf und rauer, krächzender Stimme; lebt monogam in größeren Gesellschaften am Wasser
How do you pronounce "Reiher"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Reiher" is [ˈʁaɪ̯ɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Reiher" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

riders#61,877rigide#61,878Rochus#61,882pochte#61,824

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list