Riffs
[ʁɪfs]
The verdict
“Riffs” is uncommon German (frequency #52,376 among 42,116 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #52,376
- frequency rank, German
- 42,116
- “R” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Riff
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Riffs |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ʁɪfs] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #52,376 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Riffs” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Riffs is uncommon German at frequency #52,376 among 42,116 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʁɪfs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Riff".
No misspelling variants are generated for Riffs in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Riffs, spelled R-I-F-F-S.
Definition
- 1Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Riff
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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Using “Riffs”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is R-I-F-F-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ʁɪfs] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.