Remagen

[ˈʁeːmaːɡn̩]

/[ˈʁeːmaːɡn̩]/ name

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The verdict

“Remagen” is uncommon German (frequency #56,468 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,468
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Stadt am Mittelrhein zwischen Koblenz und Bonn im Landkreis Ahrweiler (Rheinland-Pfalz)

Corpus desk

Index DE-remagen · Remagen · German

Remagen · rank #56,468 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,468
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH rena

Nearest frequency peer: rena (+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 „Remagen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Remagen
PropertyValue
HeadwordRemagen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈʁeːmaːɡn̩]
Letters7
Frequency rank#56,468
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Remagen“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „rena“ (#56,469), „Reiterei“ (#56,466), „renard“ (#56,470). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Remagen“ bei #56,468. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Remagen is uncommon German at frequency #56,468 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈʁeːmaːɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Stadt am Mittelrhein zwischen Koblenz und Bonn im Landkreis Ahrweiler (Rheinland-Pfalz)".

Remagen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Remagen, spelled R-E-M-A-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Stadt am Mittelrhein zwischen Koblenz und Bonn im Landkreis Ahrweiler (Rheinland-Pfalz)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Stadt Remagen geht auf das römische Kastell Rigomagum zurück, das vor gut 2000 Jahren gegründet wurde.
  2. Das Gebiet von Remagen zählt zu den am frühesten besiedelten Gebieten am Rhein.

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 "Remagen"?
"Remagen" is spelled R-E-M-A-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁeːmaːɡn̩].
What does "Remagen" mean?
As a proper noun, "Remagen" means: eine Stadt am Mittelrhein zwischen Koblenz und Bonn im Landkreis Ahrweiler (Rheinland-Pfalz)
How do you pronounce "Remagen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Remagen" is [ˈʁeːmaːɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Remagen" come from?
"Remagen" 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 "Remagen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list