Riffs

[ʁɪfs]

/[ʁɪfs]/ noun

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The verdict

“Riffs” is uncommon German (frequency #52,376 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,376
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Riff

Corpus desk

Index DE-riffs · Riffs · German

Riffs · rank #52,376 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,376
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Rheinprovinz

Nearest frequency peer: Rheinprovinz (-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 „Riffs“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Riffs
PropertyValue
HeadwordRiffs
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʁɪfs]
Letters5
Frequency rank#52,376
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Riffs“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Riffsfällt 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: „Rheinprovinz“ (#52,375), „riskanten“ (#52,377), „Revolverheld“ (#52,374). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Riffs“ bei #52,376. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Riffs is uncommon German at frequency #52,376 among 2,984 “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

  1. 1
    Genitiv 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Riffs"?
"Riffs" is spelled R-I-F-F-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁɪfs].
What does "Riffs" mean?
As a noun, "Riffs" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Riff
How do you pronounce "Riffs"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Riffs" is [ʁɪfs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Riffs" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

rodin#52,379roher#52,381rösch#52,383Rüden#52,384

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list