reken

[ɣekɛ̃]

/[ɣekɛ̃]/ noun

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The verdict

“reken” is uncommon German (frequency #92,131 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,131
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - im Meer lebender Raubfisch aus der Klasse der Knorpelfische; Hai

Corpus desk

Index DE-reken · reken · German

reken · rank #92,131 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,131
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH reitest

Nearest frequency peer: reitest (-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 „reken“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for reken
PropertyValue
Headwordreken
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɣekɛ̃]
Letters5
Frequency rank#92,131
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „reken“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).rekenfällt 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: „reitest“ (#92,130), „relaxed“ (#92,132), „Reiterinnen“ (#92,129). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „reken“ bei #92,131. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

reken is uncommon German at frequency #92,131 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɣekɛ̃]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "im Meer lebender Raubfisch aus der Klasse der Knorpelfische; Hai".

No misspelling variants are generated for reken in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is reken, spelled R-E-K-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    im Meer lebender Raubfisch aus der Klasse der Knorpelfische; Hai

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 "reken"?
"reken" is spelled R-E-K-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɣekɛ̃].
What does "reken" mean?
As a noun, "reken" means: im Meer lebender Raubfisch aus der Klasse der Knorpelfische; Hai
How do you pronounce "reken"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "reken" is [ɣekɛ̃]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "reken" come from?
"reken" 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 "reken", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

rival#92,146raunt#92,113Rogen#92,149raffe#92,106

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list