Riedel

/[ˈʁiːdl̩]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#22,865

in German word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Riedel is aGermannoun. It means: flacher, schmaler, langgestreckter Geländerücken zwischen zwei Tälern Pronounced [ˈʁiːdl̩]. Often confused with Riese and Rudel.

Key facts for Riedel
PropertyValue
HeadwordRiedel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʁiːdl̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#22,865
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Riedel in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Riedel is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʁiːdl̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #22,865 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "flacher, schmaler, langgestreckter Geländerücken zwischen zwei Tälern".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Riedel, with forms such as "iredel", "reidel", and "rideel". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Riese", "Rudel", "Rinde", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Riedel, spelled R-I-E-D-E-L, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    flacher, schmaler, langgestreckter Geländerücken zwischen zwei Tälern

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: iredel,reidel,rideel,rieddel,riedell,riedle,rieedl,rriedel

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Riedel

Misspelling Variants of "Riedel"

iredel6reidel6rideel6rieddel7riedell7riedle6rieedl6rriedel7
Misspelling Variants of "Riedel"

Frequency rank: #22,865 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Riedel"?
"Riedel" is spelled R-I-E-D-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁiːdl̩].
What does "Riedel" mean?
As a noun, "Riedel" means: flacher, schmaler, langgestreckter Geländerücken zwischen zwei Tälern
What words are commonly confused with "Riedel"?
"Riedel" is commonly confused with "Riese", "Rudel", "Rinde". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Riedel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Riedel" is [ˈʁiːdl̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Riedel" come from?
"Riedel" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.