Reptil
[ʁɛpˈtiːl]
The verdict
“Reptil” is uncommon German (frequency #69,628 among 42,116 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #69,628
- frequency rank, German
- 42,116
- “R” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Landwirbeltier, das mit Schuppen oder Hornplatten bedeckt ist und kein Larvenstadium durchlebt
Corpus desk
Index DE-reptil · Reptil · German
Reptil · rank #69,628 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #69,628
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 42,116
- PHOTO-FINISH restliches
Nearest frequency peer: restliches (+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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Reptil”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Reisewarnung
Reisewarnung
30,377 corpus weight
- Rekordjahr
Rekordjahr
30,376 corpus weight
- Rekordniveau
Rekordniveau
30,375 corpus weight
- Reptil
Reptil
30,373 corpus weight
- restliches
restliches
30,372 corpus weight
- Rheinau
Rheinau
30,369 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Reptil” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Reptil |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ʁɛpˈtiːl] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #69,628 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Reptil” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Reptil is uncommon German at frequency #69,628 among 42,116 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʁɛpˈtiːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Landwirbeltier, das mit Schuppen oder Hornplatten bedeckt ist und kein Larvenstadium durchlebt".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Reptil, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Reptil, spelled R-E-P-T-I-L.
Definition
- 1Landwirbeltier, das mit Schuppen oder Hornplatten bedeckt ist und kein Larvenstadium durchlebt
Synonyms
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.