rieselt

[ˈʁiːzl̩t]

/[ˈʁiːzl̩t]/ verb

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The verdict

“rieselt” is uncommon German (frequency #76,107 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,107
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs rieseln

Corpus desk

Index DE-rieselt · rieselt · German

rieselt · rank #76,107 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #76,107
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH rez

Nearest frequency peer: rez (-2 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 „rieselt“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for rieselt
PropertyValue
Headwordrieselt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʁiːzl̩t]
Letters7
Frequency rank#76,107
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „rieselt“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „rez“ (#76,105), „Rietz“ (#76,109), „Retouren“ (#76,104). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „rieselt“ bei #76,107. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

rieselt is uncommon German at frequency #76,107 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʁiːzl̩t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs rieseln".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for rieselt, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is rieselt, spelled R-I-E-S-E-L-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs rieseln

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 "rieselt"?
"rieselt" is spelled R-I-E-S-E-L-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁiːzl̩t].
What does "rieselt" mean?
As a verb, "rieselt" means: 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs rieseln
How do you pronounce "rieselt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rieselt" is [ˈʁiːzl̩t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rieselt" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Schekel#76,124schraub#76,136puschen#76,074populus#76,063

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list