Rhin

[ʁiːn]

/[ʁiːn]/ name

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The verdict

“Rhin” is uncommon German (frequency #90,814 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,814
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fluss in Brandenburg

Corpus desk

Index DE-rhin · Rhin · German

Rhin · rank #90,814 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #90,814
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Revolutionsfü…

Nearest frequency peer: Revolutionsführer (-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 „Rhin“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Rhin
PropertyValue
HeadwordRhin
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ʁiːn]
Letters4
Frequency rank#90,814
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Rhin“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Revolutionsführer“ (#90,812), „Rieneck“ (#90,816), „Revisor“ (#90,811). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Rhin“ bei #90,814. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Rhin is uncommon German at frequency #90,814 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ʁiːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Fluss in Brandenburg".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Rhin in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Rhin, spelled R-H-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fluss in Brandenburg

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Rhin ist ein rechter Nebenfluss der Havel.
  2. „Endlich aber war er in dem großen und eigentlichen See, durch den der Rhin fließt, und die Stelle, wo der Strom ging, ließ sich an einem Gekräusel der sonst spiegelglatten Fläche deutlich erkennen.“

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 "Rhin"?
"Rhin" is spelled R-H-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁiːn].
What does "Rhin" mean?
As a proper noun, "Rhin" means: Fluss in Brandenburg
How do you pronounce "Rhin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Rhin" is [ʁiːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Rhin" come from?
"Rhin" 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 "Rhin", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

rinn#90,817saya#90,839rear#90,777Pura#90,756

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list