Reineke

[ˈʁaɪ̯nəkə]

/[ˈʁaɪ̯nəkə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Reineke” is uncommon German (frequency #71,770 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,770
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fuchs

Corpus desk

Index DE-reineke · Reineke · German

Reineke · rank #71,770 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #71,770
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Reichsbürgern

Nearest frequency peer: Reichsbürgern (-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 „Reineke“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Reineke
PropertyValue
HeadwordReineke
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʁaɪ̯nəkə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#71,770
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Reineke“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Reichsbürgern“ (#71,769), „reingehauen“ (#71,771), „Reichsadler“ (#71,768). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Reineke“ bei #71,770. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Reineke is uncommon German at frequency #71,770 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁaɪ̯nəkə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Fuchs".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Reineke in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

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 Reineke, spelled R-E-I-N-E-K-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fuchs

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Im gleichen Augenblick stößt eine Kette Wildenten hoch, die Reineke aufgejagt hat.“

Synonyms

Reineke Fuchs

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 "Reineke"?
"Reineke" is spelled R-E-I-N-E-K-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁaɪ̯nəkə].
What does "Reineke" mean?
As a noun, "Reineke" means: Fuchs
How do you pronounce "Reineke"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Reineke" is [ˈʁaɪ̯nəkə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Reineke" come from?
"Reineke" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Rohling#71,784Schemen#71,804Schlupf#71,816Schmaus#71,818

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list