Reling

[ˈʁeːlɪŋ]

/[ˈʁeːlɪŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Reling” is uncommon German (frequency #62,787 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,787
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Decksgeländer des Schiffes

Corpus desk

Index DE-reling · Reling · German

Reling · rank #62,787 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #62,787
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Reinheitsgebot

Nearest frequency peer: Reinheitsgebot (-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 „Reling“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Reling
PropertyValue
HeadwordReling
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʁeːlɪŋ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#62,787
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Reling“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Relingfällt 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: „Reinheitsgebot“ (#62,786), „remise“ (#62,788), „reihum“ (#62,785). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Reling“ bei #62,787. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Reling is uncommon German at frequency #62,787 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁeːlɪŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Reling in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Reling, spelled R-E-L-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Decksgeländer des Schiffes
  2. 2
    Grundträger zum Transport auf dem Fahrzeugdach eines Autos (zum Beispiel Fahrräder)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „In Höhe der Reling werden mehrere blanke Drähte um das gesamte Schiff gespannt.“
  2. „Red ging an die Reling und blickte auf das Meer.“

Synonyms

SchiffsgeländerBrüstungBordgeländer

This word in other languages

rail(English)costado(Español)bastingage(Français)

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 "Reling"?
"Reling" is spelled R-E-L-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁeːlɪŋ].
What does "Reling" mean?
As a noun, "Reling" means: Decksgeländer des Schiffes
How do you pronounce "Reling"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Reling" is [ˈʁeːlɪŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Reling" come from?
"Reling" 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 "Reling", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

remise#62,788reihum#62,785ringel#62,800raptor#62,773

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list