Reitsport

[ˈʁaɪ̯tˌʃpɔʁt]

/[ˈʁaɪ̯tˌʃpɔʁt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Reitsport” is uncommon German (frequency #59,112 among 42,116 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,112
frequency rank, German
42,116
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Sport, bei dem der Sportler auf dem Rücken eines Pferdes sitzt

Key facts for Reitsport
PropertyValue
HeadwordReitsport
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʁaɪ̯tˌʃpɔʁt]
Letters9
Frequency rank#59,112
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Reitsport” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Reitsport lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Reitsport is uncommon German at frequency #59,112 among 42,116 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁaɪ̯tˌʃpɔʁt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sport, bei dem der Sportler auf dem Rücken eines Pferdes sitzt".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Reitsport in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Reitsport, spelled R-E-I-T-S-P-O-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sport, bei dem der Sportler auf dem Rücken eines Pferdes sitzt

Synonyms

Reiten

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 "Reitsport"?
"Reitsport" is spelled R-E-I-T-S-P-O-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁaɪ̯tˌʃpɔʁt].
What does "Reitsport" mean?
As a noun, "Reitsport" means: Sport, bei dem der Sportler auf dem Rücken eines Pferdes sitzt
How do you pronounce "Reitsport"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Reitsport" is [ˈʁaɪ̯tˌʃpɔʁt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Reitsport" come from?
"Reitsport" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Reitsport”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is R-E-I-T-S-P-O-R-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʁaɪ̯tˌʃpɔʁt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list