Riel

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The verdict

“Riel” is uncommon German (frequency #89,499 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,499
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Währungseinheit in Kambodscha, 1 Riel = 10 Kak (historisch) = 100 Sen (historisch)

Corpus desk

Index DE-riel · Riel · German

Riel · rank #89,499 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #89,499
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Richterspruch

Nearest frequency peer: Richterspruch (-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 „Riel“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Riel
PropertyValue
HeadwordRiel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters4
Frequency rank#89,499
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Riel“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Richterspruch“ (#89,498), „riots“ (#89,500), „Rezitation“ (#89,497). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Riel“ bei #89,499. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Riel is uncommon German at frequency #89,499 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Währungseinheit in Kambodscha, 1 Riel = 10 Kak (historisch) = 100 Sen (historisch)".

No misspelling variants are generated for Riel in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Riel, spelled R-I-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Währungseinheit in Kambodscha, 1 Riel = 10 Kak (historisch) = 100 Sen (historisch)

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. 1 Riel entspricht circa 4.700€.

This word in other languages

riel(English)riel(Español)riel(Français)

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 "Riel"?
"Riel" is spelled R-I-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "Riel" mean?
As a noun, "Riel" means: Währungseinheit in Kambodscha, 1 Riel = 10 Kak (historisch) = 100 Sen (historisch)
How do you pronounce "Riel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Riel" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Riel" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

rite#89,501rann#89,457quit#89,451pris#89,428

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list