Reinigung

/[ˈʁaɪ̯nɪɡʊŋ]/ noun

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#7,657

in German word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

Reinigung is aGermannoun. It means: das Entfernen von Verschmutzung; das Reinigen von etwas Pronounced [ˈʁaɪ̯nɪɡʊŋ]. It ranks #7,657 in German word frequency. Often confused with reinigen.

Key facts for Reinigung
PropertyValue
HeadwordReinigung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʁaɪ̯nɪɡʊŋ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#7,657
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Reinigung is 9 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʁaɪ̯nɪɡʊŋ]. Corpus data places it at rank #7,657 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 13 documented wrong-spelling variants for Reinigung, with forms such as "erinigung", "reiingung", and "reingiung". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "reinigen", 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 Reinigung, spelled R-E-I-N-I-G-U-N-G, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    das Entfernen von Verschmutzung; das Reinigen von etwas
  2. 2
    ein Geschäft, das [1] als Dienstleistung anbietet

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: erinigung,reiingung,reingiung,reiniggung,reinignug,reinigugn,reinigungg,reinigunng,reiniugng,reinnigung,reniigung,rienigung,rreinigung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Reinigung

Misspelling Variants of "Reinigung"

erinigung9reiingung9reingiung9reiniggung10reinignug9reinigugn9reinigungg10reinigunng10
Misspelling Variants of "Reinigung"

Frequency rank: #7,657 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

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