Riedenburg

[ˈʁiːdn̩ˌbʊʁk]

/[ˈʁiːdn̩ˌbʊʁk]/ name

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The verdict

“Riedenburg” is uncommon German (frequency #72,874 among 42,116 “R” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,874
frequency rank, German
42,116
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - eine Stadt in Bayern, Deutschland

Key facts for Riedenburg
PropertyValue
HeadwordRiedenburg
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈʁiːdn̩ˌbʊʁk]
Letters10
Frequency rank#72,874
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Riedenburg” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Riedenburg lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Riedenburg is uncommon German at frequency #72,874 among 42,116 “R” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈʁiːdn̩ˌbʊʁk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Stadt in Bayern, Deutschland".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Riedenburg, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

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. The correct German form is Riedenburg, spelled R-I-E-D-E-N-B-U-R-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Stadt in Bayern, Deutschland

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 "Riedenburg"?
"Riedenburg" is spelled R-I-E-D-E-N-B-U-R-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁiːdn̩ˌbʊʁk].
What does "Riedenburg" mean?
As a proper noun, "Riedenburg" means: eine Stadt in Bayern, Deutschland
How do you pronounce "Riedenburg"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Riedenburg" is [ˈʁiːdn̩ˌbʊʁk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Riedenburg" come from?
"Riedenburg" 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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Using “Riedenburg”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is R-I-E-D-E-N-B-U-R-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʁiːdn̩ˌbʊʁk] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list