reuig

[ˈʁɔɪ̯ɪç]

/[ˈʁɔɪ̯ɪç]/ adj

The verdict

“reuig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Reue empfindend

Corpus desk

Index DE-reuig · reuig · German

reuig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "R" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for reuig
PropertyValue
Headwordreuig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʁɔɪ̯ɪç]
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „reuig“ im Deutschen

reuigsitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

reuig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʁɔɪ̯ɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Reue empfindend".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for reuig, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is reuig, spelled R-E-U-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Reue empfindend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Ein reuiger Sünder ist besser als 999 Gerechte.“
  2. „Einen reuigeren Sünder hat die Anklagebank des Aichacher Amtsgerichtes wohl schon lange nicht mehr getragen.“

Synonyms

reuevollreumütig

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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "reuig"?
"reuig" is spelled R-E-U-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁɔɪ̯ɪç].
What does "reuig" mean?
As an adjective, "reuig" means: Reue empfindend
How do you pronounce "reuig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "reuig" is [ˈʁɔɪ̯ɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "reuig" come from?
"reuig" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list