rieseln
[ˈʁiːzl̩n]
The verdict
“rieseln” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in feinen Partikeln leise herabfallen
Corpus desk
Index DE-rieseln · rieseln · German
rieseln · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "R" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | rieseln |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈʁiːzl̩n] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „rieseln“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
rieseln is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʁiːzl̩n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for rieseln, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is rieseln, spelled R-I-E-S-E-L-N.
Definition
- 1in feinen Partikeln leise herabfallen
- 2leise fließen
- 3ein fließendes Geräusch, wie es Wasser macht, machen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how rieseln appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Leise rieselt der Schnee - (Volkslied)
Ein feiner Sand ist von der Klippe gerieselt.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.