Riese
German, noun/ˈʁiːzə/
Riese is spelled R-I-E-S-E (5 letters) and appears 3.7 times per million words in written German, the 15,332nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Riese is a German masculine noun meaning “giant” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “großes menschenähnliches Wesen”.
What does Riese mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinegiant
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. großes menschenähnliches Wesen 2. sehr großer Mensch 3. großer Stern 4. in der Redewendung „nach Adam Riese“
noun: 1. Holzrutsche, in der das geschlagene Holz ins Tal transportiert wird
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Riese
- Riesen genitive
- Riesin feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Riese?
- /ˈʁiːzə/
- [ˈʁiːzə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Riese
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Riese in German?
Riese appears 3.7 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).