Riemenschneider

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The verdict

“Riemenschneider” is uncommon German (frequency #80,854 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,854
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - deutscher Nachname, Familienname

Corpus desk

Index DE-riemenschneider · Riemenschneider · German

Riemenschneider · rank #80,854 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #80,854
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Richteramt

Nearest frequency peer: Richteramt (-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 „Riemenschneider“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Riemenschneider
PropertyValue
HeadwordRiemenschneider
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[…]
Letters15
Frequency rank#80,854
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Riemenschneider“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Riemenschneiderfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Richteramt“ (#80,853), „risen“ (#80,855), „rhetorischer“ (#80,852). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Riemenschneider“ bei #80,854. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Riemenschneider is uncommon German at frequency #80,854 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "deutscher Nachname, Familienname".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Riemenschneider, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Riemenschneider, spelled R-I-E-M-E-N-S-C-H-N-E-I-D-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    deutscher Nachname, Familienname

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Frau Riemenschneider ist ein Genie im Verkauf.
  2. Herr Riemenschneider wollte uns kein Interview geben.

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 "Riemenschneider"?
"Riemenschneider" is spelled R-I-E-M-E-N-S-C-H-N-E-I-D-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "Riemenschneider" mean?
As a proper noun, "Riemenschneider" means: deutscher Nachname, Familienname
How do you pronounce "Riemenschneider"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Riemenschneider" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Riemenschneider" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 15 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Schwerhörigkeit#80,904Personifikation#80,780oberflächliches#80,757Stellvertretung#80,962

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list