reinlich
[ˈʁaɪ̯nlɪç]
The verdict
“reinlich” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - auf das Vermeiden von Verschmutzungen Wert legend
Corpus desk
Index DE-reinlich · reinlich · German
reinlich · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "R" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | reinlich |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈʁaɪ̯nlɪç] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „reinlich“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
reinlich is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʁaɪ̯nlɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "auf das Vermeiden von Verschmutzungen Wert legend".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for reinlich, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is reinlich, spelled R-E-I-N-L-I-C-H.
Definition
- 1auf das Vermeiden von Verschmutzungen Wert legend
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how reinlich appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die Ausstellung zeigt, dass Wikinger zwar Seefahrer und Plünderer waren, aber auch Siedler, Handwerker und Händler, dass sie vermutlich ungewöhnlich reinlich und ihre Frauen ziemlich emanzipiert waren.“
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.