Ricke

[ˈʁɪkə]

/[ˈʁɪkə]/ noun

The verdict

“Ricke” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Reh von weiblichem Geschlecht

Corpus desk

Index DE-ricke · Ricke · German

Ricke · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 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 Ricke
PropertyValue
HeadwordRicke
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʁɪkə]
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Ricke“ im Deutschen

Rickeschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

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

Rare enough to double-check

Ricke is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁɪkə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Reh von weiblichem Geschlecht".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Ricke, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Ricke, spelled R-I-C-K-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Reh von weiblichem Geschlecht

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Ricke wacht über ihre Kitze.
  2. Der Rehbock interagiert mit mehreren Ricken.

Synonyms

GeißHilleRehgeißRehziege

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 "Ricke"?
"Ricke" is spelled R-I-C-K-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁɪkə].
What does "Ricke" mean?
As a noun, "Ricke" means: Reh von weiblichem Geschlecht
How do you pronounce "Ricke"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ricke" is [ˈʁɪkə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ricke" come from?
"Ricke" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list