remains

[ɹɪˈmeɪnz]

/[ɹɪˈmeɪnz]/ noun

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The verdict

“remains” is uncommon German (frequency #82,034 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#82,034
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Überreste

Corpus desk

Index DE-remains · remains · German

remains · rank #82,034 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #82,034
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Relativität

Nearest frequency peer: Relativität (-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 „remains“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for remains
PropertyValue
Headwordremains
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɹɪˈmeɪnz]
Letters7
Frequency rank#82,034
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „remains“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).remainsfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Relativität“ (#82,033), „remarque“ (#82,035), „Regierungspräsidiums“ (#82,032). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „remains“ bei #82,034. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

remains is uncommon German at frequency #82,034 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɹɪˈmeɪnz]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

remains has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

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 remains, spelled R-E-M-A-I-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Überreste
  2. 2
    die Reste
  3. 3
    die Ruinen

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

Same letter count

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

reprise#82,038Rotunde#82,053röschen#82,062prangte#82,001

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list