reinwaschen
[ˈʁaɪ̯nˌvaʃn̩]
The verdict
“reinwaschen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - frei von Verfolgung/Vorwürfen/Makel machen
Corpus desk
Index DE-reinwaschen · reinwaschen · German
reinwaschen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | reinwaschen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈʁaɪ̯nˌvaʃn̩] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „reinwaschen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
reinwaschen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʁaɪ̯nˌvaʃn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "frei von Verfolgung/Vorwürfen/Makel machen".
No generated misspelling entries exist for reinwaschen in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is reinwaschen, spelled R-E-I-N-W-A-S-C-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1frei von Verfolgung/Vorwürfen/Makel machen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how reinwaschen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die Anleger hatten Geld in sogenannte Bermuda-Versicherungen gesteckt, spezielle »Lebensversicherungen«, mit denen sich Schwarzgeld angeblich risikolos reinwaschen ließ.“
Er konnte sich hier doch nicht sehen lassen, bevor er nicht seinen Namen reingewaschen hatte.
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.