rein
German, adjective/ʁaɪn/
rein is spelled R-E-I-N (4 letters) and appears 145 times per million words in written German, the 604th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Rein is a German adjective meaning “pure, clear, plain” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ganz unverschmutzt”.
What does rein mean in English?
adjective
- 1
pure, clear, plain
adverb
- 1
purely
Unsere Beziehung ist rein platonisch.
adverb
- 1
colloquialinside, in here
Er kommt jetzt rein.
- 2
colloquialinside, in there
Er geht rein zu den andern.
prefix
- 1
A prefix, conveying movement into something.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. ganz unverschmutzt 2. ohne schlechte Gedanken (besonders sexueller Art) 3. ausschließlich, voll und ganz
adverb: 1. Kurzform von „hinein“ 2. Kurzform von „herein“
noun: 1. flaches, größeres, oft rechteckiges Gefäß zum Kochen und Braten; flacher, größerer Kochtopf, Bräter
prefix: 1. von draußen nach drinnen
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 rein
- reiner masculine nominative singular
- am reinsten superlative
- reine feminine nominative singular
- reines neuter nominative singular
- reinen genitive masculine singular
- reinem dative masculine singular
- der reine definite includes-article masculine
- die reine definite feminine includes-article
- das reine definite includes-article neuter
- die reinen definite includes-article nominative
- des reinen definite genitive includes-article
- der reinen definite feminine genitive
- dem reinen dative definite includes-article
- Reindl diminutive
- Reinen nominative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce rein?
- /ʁaɪn/
- /ʁaɪ̯n/
- [ʁaɪ̯n]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to rein
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is rein in German?
rein appears 145 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).