Riesenerfolg

[ˈʁiːzn̩ʔɛɐ̯ˌfɔlk]

/[ˈʁiːzn̩ʔɛɐ̯ˌfɔlk]/ noun

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The verdict

“Riesenerfolg” is uncommon German (frequency #62,798 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,798
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - besonders großer Erfolg

Corpus desk

Index DE-riesenerfolg · Riesenerfolg · German

Riesenerfolg · rank #62,798 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #62,798
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Rheinsberg

Nearest frequency peer: Rheinsberg (-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 „Riesenerfolg“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Riesenerfolg
PropertyValue
HeadwordRiesenerfolg
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʁiːzn̩ʔɛɐ̯ˌfɔlk]
Letters12
Frequency rank#62,798
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Riesenerfolg“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Rheinsberg“ (#62,796), „ringel“ (#62,800), „Roben“ (#62,801). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Riesenerfolg“ bei #62,798. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Riesenerfolg is uncommon German at frequency #62,798 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁiːzn̩ʔɛɐ̯ˌfɔlk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "besonders großer Erfolg".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Riesenerfolg, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Riesenerfolg, spelled R-I-E-S-E-N-E-R-F-O-L-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    besonders großer Erfolg

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Die Komödie wurde ein Riesenerfolg.“
  2. „Der Film war ein Riesenerfolg und kam, im Gegensatz zum Schiff in Amerika, sehr gut an.“

Synonyms

BombenerfolgWahnsinnserfolg

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 "Riesenerfolg"?
"Riesenerfolg" is spelled R-I-E-S-E-N-E-R-F-O-L-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁiːzn̩ʔɛɐ̯ˌfɔlk].
What does "Riesenerfolg" mean?
As a noun, "Riesenerfolg" means: besonders großer Erfolg
How do you pronounce "Riesenerfolg"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Riesenerfolg" is [ˈʁiːzn̩ʔɛɐ̯ˌfɔlk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Riesenerfolg" come from?
"Riesenerfolg" 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 "Riesenerfolg", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

resultierten#62,793respektvolle#62,792Regionalzüge#62,784Rechtsnormen#62,779

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list