Reisig
[ˈʁaɪ̯zɪç]
The verdict
“Reisig” is an uncommon German word, ranked #70,723 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #70,723
- frequency rank, German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - dürre, trockene Zweige, die von Bäumen oder Büschen abgefallen sind und häufig als Brennmaterial benutzt werden
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Reisig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʁaɪ̯zɪç] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #70,723 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Reisig” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Reisig is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʁaɪ̯zɪç]. Corpus data places it at rank #70,723 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Zero misspellings are on record for Reisig in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Reisig, spelled R-E-I-S-I-G.
Definition
- 1dürre, trockene Zweige, die von Bäumen oder Büschen abgefallen sind und häufig als Brennmaterial benutzt werden
- 2das Gebüsch, das aus lebenden Ästen und Zweigen besteht
- 3ein Reis (Laubzweig oder Rebe), das bei der Übertragung eines Baumgartens, Waldgrundes oder Weinberges durch Verkauf in den Boden gesteckt oder überreicht wird
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.
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Using “Reisig”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is R-E-I-S-I-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʁaɪ̯zɪç] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.