Reinbek
[ˈʁaɪ̯nˌbeːk]
The verdict
“Reinbek” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #29,754. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #29,754
- frequency rank, German
- 42,116
- “R” headwords
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 7
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - eine Stadt in Schleswig-Holstein, Deutschland
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Reinbek |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [ˈʁaɪ̯nˌbeːk] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #29,754 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 7 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Reinbek” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 10 spelling variants around Reinbek (IPA [ˈʁaɪ̯nˌbeːk]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #29,754 among 42,116 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "eine Stadt in Schleswig-Holstein, Deutschland".
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Reinbek, with forms such as "erinbek", "reibnek", and "reinbbek". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "reine", "reiner", "Reinen", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
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 Reinbek, spelled R-E-I-N-B-E-K.
Definition
- 1eine Stadt in Schleswig-Holstein, Deutschland
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- erinbek
- reibnek
- reinbbek
- reinbekk
- reinbke
- reinebk
- reinnbek
- renibek
- rienbek
- rreinbek
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Reinbek - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “Reinbek”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is R-E-I-N-B-E-K - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʁaɪ̯nˌbeːk] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “reine” - see the side-by-side comparison. Reinbek vs reine
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Same frequency band
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.