riech
[ʁiːç]
The verdict
“riech” is uncommon German (frequency #63,703 among 42,116 “R” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #63,703
- frequency rank, German
- 42,116
- “R” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs riechen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | riech |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ʁiːç] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #63,703 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “riech” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
riech is uncommon German at frequency #63,703 among 42,116 “R” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ʁiːç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs riechen".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for riech, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our 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 is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is riech, spelled R-I-E-C-H.
Definition
- 12. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs riechen
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.
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Using “riech”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is R-I-E-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.