Ries

[ʁiːs]

/[ʁiːs]/ noun

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The verdict

“Ries” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #22,483) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#22,483
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords
3
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Mengeneinheit für Papierbogen, historisch und je nach Papiersorte unterschiedlich definiert, meist 500 Bogen

Corpus desk

Index DE-ries · Ries · German

Ries · rank #22,483 · 3 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #22,483
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 3 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Rekruten

Nearest frequency peer: Rekruten (-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.

Häufigkeitsnachbarn des Verwechslers „Ries“

Peers mit ähnlichem Corpus-Gewicht, getrennt von den Verwechslungspaaren unten

corpus weight

What this shows Balken platzieren „Ries“ gegen die nächsten gerankten deutschen Lemmata, kein Reprint der Verwechslungsdesk.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Ries vs Rs
50% similar
Ries vs Rio
50% similar
Ries vs rue
25% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Ries
PropertyValue
HeadwordRies
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʁiːs]
Letters4
Frequency rank#22,483
Misspellings tracked3
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Corpus-Rang neben Verwechslern von „Ries“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Riesliegt auf dieser Marke:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Rekruten“ (#22,482), „rohe“ (#22,484), „rekonstruieren“ (#22,481). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Ries“ bei #22,483. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for Ries is neighbouring look-alikes ("Rs", "Rio", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [ʁiːs]. Frequency #22,483 among 2,984 “R” headwords. Gloss: "eine Mengeneinheit für Papierbogen, historisch und je nach Papiersorte unterschiedlich definiert, meist 500 Bogen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 3 likely wrong-spelling variants for Ries, with forms such as "ires", "riess", and "rries". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Rs", "Rio", "rue", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Ries, spelled R-I-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Mengeneinheit für Papierbogen, historisch und je nach Papiersorte unterschiedlich definiert, meist 500 Bogen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „… in den Magazinen lagerten 10761 Ries bedruckten nebst 5329 Ries unbedruckten Papiers …“
  2. „Ich schrieb Francia alle Sachen auf, die er mir am nächsten Tag in Cesena besorgen sollte, jedoch ohne zu feilschen: einen Ballen weiße Leinwand, fünfundzwanzig bis dreißig Ellen lang, im Wert von acht bis zehn Zechinen, Faden, Schere, Nadeln, Räucherharz, Myrrhe, Schwefel, Olivenöl, Kampfer, ein Ries Papier, Schreibfedern, Tinte, zwölf Blatt Pergament,…

This word in other languages

ream(English)rame de papier(Français)resma(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ires
  • riess
  • rries

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Ries - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ires2riess1rries1
Edit distance from "Ries"

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 "Ries"?
"Ries" is spelled R-I-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁiːs].
What does "Ries" mean?
As a noun, "Ries" means: eine Mengeneinheit für Papierbogen, historisch und je nach Papiersorte unterschiedlich definiert, meist 500 Bogen
What words are commonly confused with "Ries"?
"Ries" is commonly confused with "Rs", "Rio", "rue". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Ries"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ries" is [ʁiːs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ries" come from?
"Ries" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

rohe#22,484root#22,485Rats#22,474Slip#22,504

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list