Reue
German, noun/ˈʁɔɪ̯ə/
Reue is spelled R-E-U-E (4 letters) and appears 3.9 times per million words in written German, the 14,778th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Reue is a German feminine noun meaning “repentance; remorse, regret” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Bedauern über die eigene Tat, Selbstschuldbewusstsein”.
What does Reue mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininerepentance; remorse, regret
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Bedauern über die eigene Tat, Selbstschuldbewusstsein 2. ein Milderungsgrund bei der Strafbemessung
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce Reue?
- /ˈʁɔɪ̯ə/
- [ˈʁɔɪ̯ə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Reue
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Reue in German?
Reue appears 3.9 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).