Reliquie

[ʁeˈliːkviə]

/[ʁeˈliːkviə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Reliquie” is uncommon German (frequency #52,370 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,370
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - körperlicher Überrest oder Gegenstand eines Heiligen, der aufbewahrt und religiös verehrt wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-reliquie · Reliquie · German

Reliquie · rank #52,370 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,370
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Reinfall

Nearest frequency peer: Reinfall (-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 „Reliquie“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Reliquie
PropertyValue
HeadwordReliquie
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʁeˈliːkviə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#52,370
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Reliquie“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Reliquiefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Reinfall“ (#52,369), „Reproduktionen“ (#52,371), „reih“ (#52,367). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Reliquie“ bei #52,370. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Reliquie is uncommon German at frequency #52,370 among 2,984 “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

  1. 1
    körperlicher Überrest oder Gegenstand eines Heiligen, der aufbewahrt und religiös verehrt wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Mit jener Reliquie erhielt das Kloster einen wertvollen Schatz.
  2. „Sieben Jahre lang ziehen die Mönche rastlos durch England, versuchen sogar samt der Reliquie nach Irland überzusetzen, doch ein Sturm zwingt sie zur Umkehr.“

This word in other languages

relic(English)reliquia(Español)relique(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 "Reliquie"?
"Reliquie" is spelled R-E-L-I-Q-U-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁeˈliːkviə].
What does "Reliquie" mean?
As a noun, "Reliquie" means: körperlicher Überrest oder Gegenstand eines Heiligen, der aufbewahrt und religiös verehrt wird
How do you pronounce "Reliquie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Reliquie" is [ʁeˈliːkviə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Reliquie" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Reliquie", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Reinfall#52,369Rebsorte#52,360Schatzes#52,391schaurig#52,392

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list