Réunion

[ʁeʔyˈni̯ɔ̃ː]

/[ʁeʔyˈni̯ɔ̃ː]/ name

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The verdict

“Réunion” is uncommon German (frequency #80,868 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,868
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - französisches Überseedépartement im Indischen Ozean

Corpus desk

Index DE-reunion · Réunion · German

Réunion · rank #80,868 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #80,868
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH rupfen

Nearest frequency peer: rupfen (-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 „Réunion“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Réunion
PropertyValue
HeadwordRéunion
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ʁeʔyˈni̯ɔ̃ː]
Letters7
Frequency rank#80,868
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Réunion“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „rupfen“ (#80,867), „rückwärtige“ (#80,869), „rumkommen“ (#80,866). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Réunion“ bei #80,868. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Réunion is uncommon German at frequency #80,868 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ʁeʔyˈni̯ɔ̃ː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "französisches Überseedépartement im Indischen Ozean".

No misspelling variants are generated for Réunion in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Réunion, spelled R-É-U-N-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    französisches Überseedépartement im Indischen Ozean

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Réunion ist ungefähr so groß wie Luxemburg.

Synonyms

Île de la RéunionLa Réunion

This word in other languages

Réunion(English)Reunión(Español)Réunion(Français)Reunião(Português)

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 "Réunion"?
"Réunion" is spelled R-É-U-N-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁeʔyˈni̯ɔ̃ː].
What does "Réunion" mean?
As a proper noun, "Réunion" means: französisches Überseedépartement im Indischen Ozean
How do you pronounce "Réunion"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Réunion" is [ʁeʔyˈni̯ɔ̃ː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Réunion" come from?
"Réunion" 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 "Réunion", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Rüschen#80,870Saalbau#80,871sanftem#80,878Scheins#80,885

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list