reinigen

/[ˈʁaɪ̯nɪɡn̩]/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#9,796

in German word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

6

similar word pairs

reinigen is aGermanverb. It means: etwas von Schmutz befreien, eine Verunreinigung beseitigen Pronounced [ˈʁaɪ̯nɪɡn̩]. It ranks #9,796 in German word frequency. Often confused with Ringen and reinigt.

Key facts for reinigen
PropertyValue
Headwordreinigen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʁaɪ̯nɪɡn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#9,796
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for reinigen is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʁaɪ̯nɪɡn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #9,796 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for reinigen, with forms such as "erinigen", "reiingen", and "reingien". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "Ringen", "reinigt", "reinsten", 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 reinigen, spelled R-E-I-N-I-G-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas von Schmutz befreien, eine Verunreinigung beseitigen
  2. 2
    speziell Textilien ohne Wasser reinigen^([1])
  3. 3
    etwas (Produkt, Rohstoff) veredeln, verbessern, verfeinern, von bestimmten unerwünschten Bestandteilen trennen, filtern
  4. 4
    einen Reinigungseid ablegen
  5. 5
    rainen, reinen, Raine anlegen, beseitigen, verlegen; Flure bereinigen

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: erinigen,reiingen,reingien,reiniegn,reinigenn,reiniggen,reinigne,reinnigen,reniigen,rienigen,rreinigen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for reinigen

Misspelling Variants of "reinigen"

erinigen8reiingen8reingien8reiniegn8reinigenn9reiniggen9reinigne8reinnigen9
Misspelling Variants of "reinigen"

Frequency rank: #9,796 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "reinigen"?
"reinigen" is spelled R-E-I-N-I-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁaɪ̯nɪɡn̩].
What does "reinigen" mean?
As a verb, "reinigen" means: etwas von Schmutz befreien, eine Verunreinigung beseitigen
What words are commonly confused with "reinigen"?
"reinigen" is commonly confused with "Ringen", "reinigt", "reinsten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "reinigen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "reinigen" is [ˈʁaɪ̯nɪɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "reinigen" come from?
"reinigen" 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.