Riffelung
[ˈʁɪfəlʊŋ]
The verdict
“Riffelung” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Eigenschaft einer Oberfläche, geriffelt zu sein
Corpus desk
Index DE-riffelung · Riffelung · German
Riffelung · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | Riffelung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʁɪfəlʊŋ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Riffelung“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Riffelung is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁɪfəlʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Riffelung doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Riffelung, spelled R-I-F-F-E-L-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1die Eigenschaft einer Oberfläche, geriffelt zu sein
- 2Bereich mit geriffelter Oberfläche, zum Beispiel der Rand von Münzen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Riffelung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Zudem wirkte die Riffelung als Versteifung und bot so bei geringerer Masse einen erhöhten mechanischen Widerstand gegen auftreffende Schläge.“
„Sie hat nach unten hin zwei gebogene Schenkel, welche nur am unteren Ende eine Riffelung aufweisen mit dem Zweck, dass beim Walken das Leder nicht beschädigt wird.“
Synonyms
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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.