Reiseleiter

[ˈʁaɪ̯zəˌlaɪ̯tɐ]

/[ˈʁaɪ̯zəˌlaɪ̯tɐ]/ noun

The verdict

“Reiseleiter” is uncommon German (frequency #66,626 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,626
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person, die eine Reisegesellschaft betreut

Corpus desk

Index DE-reiseleiter · Reiseleiter · German

Reiseleiter · rank #66,626 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,626
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH reiflicher

Nearest frequency peer: reiflicher (-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 „Reiseleiter“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Reiseleiter
PropertyValue
HeadwordReiseleiter
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʁaɪ̯zəˌlaɪ̯tɐ]
Letters11
Frequency rank#66,626
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Reiseleiter“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Reiseleiterfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „reiflicher“ (#66,625), „rezitiert“ (#66,627), „Reichskanzlei“ (#66,624). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Reiseleiter“ bei #66,626. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Reiseleiter is uncommon German at frequency #66,626 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁaɪ̯zəˌlaɪ̯tɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Person, die eine Reisegesellschaft betreut".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Reiseleiter, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Reiseleiter, spelled R-E-I-S-E-L-E-I-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Person, die eine Reisegesellschaft betreut

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Der Reiseleiter, schon in Mantel und Mütze, hat seine letzte Ansprache gehalten.“
  2. „Der Reiseleiter bittet uns zu Tisch, es gibt Krabbensuppe und Lammfilet.“

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); 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 "Reiseleiter"?
"Reiseleiter" is spelled R-E-I-S-E-L-E-I-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁaɪ̯zəˌlaɪ̯tɐ].
What does "Reiseleiter" mean?
As a noun, "Reiseleiter" means: Person, die eine Reisegesellschaft betreut
How do you pronounce "Reiseleiter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Reiseleiter" is [ˈʁaɪ̯zəˌlaɪ̯tɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Reiseleiter" come from?
"Reiseleiter" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list