rein

/[ʁaɪ̯n]/ adj

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#605

in German word usage

Misspellings

4

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

rein is anGermanadj. It means: ganz unverschmutzt Pronounced [ʁaɪ̯n]. It ranks #605 in German word frequency. Often confused with Rn and ri.

Key facts for rein
PropertyValue
Headwordrein
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ʁaɪ̯n]
Letters4
Frequency rank#605
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of rein in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for rein is 4 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ʁaɪ̯n]. Corpus data places it at rank #605 in overall German word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 4 documented wrong-spelling variants for rein, with forms such as "reinn", "reni", and "rien". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Rn", "ri", "Rio", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is rein, spelled R-E-I-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    ganz unverschmutzt
  2. 2
    ohne schlechte Gedanken (besonders sexueller Art)
  3. 3
    ausschließlich, voll und ganz

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: reinn,reni,rien,rrein

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for rein

Misspelling Variants of "rein"

reinn5reni4rien4rrein5
Misspelling Variants of "rein"

Frequency rank: #605 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "rein"?
"rein" is spelled R-E-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁaɪ̯n].
What does "rein" mean?
As an adj, "rein" means: ganz unverschmutzt
What words are commonly confused with "rein"?
"rein" is commonly confused with "Rn", "ri", "Rio". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "rein"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rein" is [ʁaɪ̯n]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rein" come from?
"rein" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.