Rennpferd

[ˈʁɛnˌp͡feːɐ̯t]

/[ˈʁɛnˌp͡feːɐ̯t]/ noun

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The verdict

“Rennpferd” is uncommon German (frequency #96,155 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,155
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sehr schnelles Pferd, das speziell für den Einsatz bei Pferderennen gezüchtet wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-rennpferd · Rennpferd · German

Rennpferd · rank #96,155 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #96,155
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Reiseplanung

Nearest frequency peer: Reiseplanung (-2 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 „Rennpferd“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Rennpferd
PropertyValue
HeadwordRennpferd
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʁɛnˌp͡feːɐ̯t]
Letters9
Frequency rank#96,155
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Rennpferd“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Reiseplanung“ (#96,153), „replacement“ (#96,157), „reveal“ (#96,160). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Rennpferd“ bei #96,155. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Rennpferd is uncommon German at frequency #96,155 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁɛnˌp͡feːɐ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sehr schnelles Pferd, das speziell für den Einsatz bei Pferderennen gezüchtet wird".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Rennpferd, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Rennpferd, spelled R-E-N-N-P-F-E-R-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    sehr schnelles Pferd, das speziell für den Einsatz bei Pferderennen gezüchtet wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Zwei Rennpferde sind vor dem Start eines Galopprennens in England unter mysteriösen Umständen tot zusammengebrochen.“
  2. „So werden etwa Trüffel, Hundefutter und Rennpferde mit 7 Prozent, Babywindeln hingegen mit 19 Prozent voll besteuert.“

This word in other languages

racehorse(English)cheval de course(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 "Rennpferd"?
"Rennpferd" is spelled R-E-N-N-P-F-E-R-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁɛnˌp͡feːɐ̯t].
What does "Rennpferd" mean?
As a noun, "Rennpferd" means: sehr schnelles Pferd, das speziell für den Einsatz bei Pferderennen gezüchtet wird
How do you pronounce "Rennpferd"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Rennpferd" is [ˈʁɛnˌp͡feːɐ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Rennpferd" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list