rifle
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The verdict
“rifle” is uncommon German (frequency #97,612 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #97,612
- frequency rank, German
- 2,984
- “R” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Langwaffe, die ein einzelnes Projektil abfeuert und zumeist einen gezogenen Lauf zur Stabilisierung des Geschosses auf der Flugbahn hat
Corpus desk
Index DE-rifle · rifle · German
rifle · rank #97,612 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #97,612
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,984
- PHOTO-FINISH ringförmigen
Nearest frequency peer: ringförmigen (+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 „rifle“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- retreat
retreat
2,397 corpus weight
- revisited
revisited
2,395 corpus weight
- revolutioni…
revolutionierte
2,393 corpus weight
- rifle
rifle
2,389 corpus weight
- ringförmigen
ringförmigen
2,387 corpus weight
- rudimentären
rudimentären
2,384 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „rifle“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | rifle |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | […] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #97,612 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „rifle“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
rifle is uncommon German at frequency #97,612 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Langwaffe, die ein einzelnes Projektil abfeuert und zumeist einen gezogenen Lauf zur Stabilisierung des Geschosses auf der Flugbahn hat".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for rifle, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is rifle, spelled R-I-F-L-E.
Definition
- 1Langwaffe, die ein einzelnes Projektil abfeuert und zumeist einen gezogenen Lauf zur Stabilisierung des Geschosses auf der Flugbahn hat
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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