rieben

[ˈʁiːbn̩]

/[ˈʁiːbn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“rieben” is uncommon German (frequency #86,984 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#86,984
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs reiben

Corpus desk

Index DE-rieben · rieben · German

rieben · rank #86,984 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #86,984
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH rigiden

Nearest frequency peer: rigiden (+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 „rieben“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for rieben
PropertyValue
Headwordrieben
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʁiːbn̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#86,984
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „rieben“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „rigiden“ (#86,985), „Rezitativ“ (#86,982), „reumütig“ (#86,981). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „rieben“ bei #86,984. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

rieben is uncommon German at frequency #86,984 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʁiːbn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for rieben in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is rieben, spelled R-I-E-B-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs reiben
  2. 2
    1. Person Plural Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs reiben
  3. 3
    3. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs reiben
  4. 4
    3. Person Plural Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs reiben

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 "rieben"?
"rieben" is spelled R-I-E-B-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁiːbn̩].
What does "rieben" mean?
As a verb, "rieben" means: 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs reiben
How do you pronounce "rieben"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rieben" is [ˈʁiːbn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rieben" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "rieben", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

rovere#86,996reglos#86,965Schaan#87,015profan#86,930

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list