Reliquie
[ʁeˈliːkviə]
The verdict
“Reliquie” is uncommon German (frequency #52,370 among 42,116 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #52,370
- frequency rank, German
- 42,116
- “R” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - körperlicher Überrest oder Gegenstand eines Heiligen, der aufbewahrt und religiös verehrt wird
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Reliquie |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ʁeˈliːkviə] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #52,370 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Reliquie” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Reliquie is uncommon German at frequency #52,370 among 42,116 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʁeˈliːkviə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "körperlicher Überrest oder Gegenstand eines Heiligen, der aufbewahrt und religiös verehrt wird".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Reliquie, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
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 Reliquie, spelled R-E-L-I-Q-U-I-E.
Definition
- 1körperlicher Überrest oder Gegenstand eines Heiligen, der aufbewahrt und religiös verehrt 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 “Reliquie”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is R-E-L-I-Q-U-I-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ʁeˈliːkviə] (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.