Reliquiar

[ʁelikviˈaːɐ̯]

/[ʁelikviˈaːɐ̯]/ noun

The verdict

“Reliquiar” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kunstvolles Behältnis zur Aufbewahrung von Reliquien

Corpus desk

Index DE-reliquiar · Reliquiar · German

Reliquiar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "R" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for Reliquiar
PropertyValue
HeadwordReliquiar
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʁelikviˈaːɐ̯]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Reliquiar“ im Deutschen

Reliquiarschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Reliquiar is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʁelikviˈaːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "kunstvolles Behältnis zur Aufbewahrung von Reliquien".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Reliquiar in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. 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.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Reliquiar, spelled R-E-L-I-Q-U-I-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    kunstvolles Behältnis zur Aufbewahrung von Reliquien

Synonyms

Reliquienschrein

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Reliquiar"?
"Reliquiar" is spelled R-E-L-I-Q-U-I-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁelikviˈaːɐ̯].
What does "Reliquiar" mean?
As a noun, "Reliquiar" means: kunstvolles Behältnis zur Aufbewahrung von Reliquien
How do you pronounce "Reliquiar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Reliquiar" is [ʁelikviˈaːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Reliquiar" come from?
"Reliquiar" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list