Riesengebirge
[ˈʁiːzn̩ɡəˌbɪʁɡə]
The verdict
“Riesengebirge” is uncommon German (frequency #66,629 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #66,629
- frequency rank, German
- 2,984
- “R” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - höchstes Gebirge in Tschechien und Schlesien
Corpus desk
Index DE-riesengebirge · Riesengebirge · German
Riesengebirge · rank #66,629 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #66,629
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,984
- PHOTO-FINISH rieten
Nearest frequency peer: rieten (+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.
Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Riesengebirge“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Reiseleiter
Reiseleiter
33,375 corpus weight
- rezitiert
rezitiert
33,374 corpus weight
- Riesengebir…
Riesengebirge
33,372 corpus weight
- rieten
rieten
33,371 corpus weight
- Rille
Rille
33,370 corpus weight
- riskiere
riskiere
33,369 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Riesengebirge“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Riesengebirge |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [ˈʁiːzn̩ɡəˌbɪʁɡə] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #66,629 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Riesengebirge“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Riesengebirge is uncommon German at frequency #66,629 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈʁiːzn̩ɡəˌbɪʁɡə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "höchstes Gebirge in Tschechien und Schlesien".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Riesengebirge, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Riesengebirge, spelled R-I-E-S-E-N-G-E-B-I-R-G-E.
Definition
- 1höchstes Gebirge in Tschechien und Schlesien
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Riesengebirge appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Als höchster Teil der Sudeten ist das Riesengebirge das höchste Gebiet der Mittelgebirgsschwelle.
„Allein machte er nun große Kammwanderungen bis ins Riesengebirge.“
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).