Rigi
[ˈʁiɡi]
The verdict
“Rigi” is uncommon German (frequency #63,705 among 42,116 “R” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #63,705
- frequency rank, German
- 42,116
- “R” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Bergmassiv in der Zentralschweiz
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Rigi |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [ˈʁiɡi] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #63,705 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Rigi” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Rigi is uncommon German at frequency #63,705 among 42,116 “R” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈʁiɡi]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Bergmassiv in der Zentralschweiz".
Rigi has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Rigi, spelled R-I-G-I.
Definition
- 1Bergmassiv in der Zentralschweiz
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 “Rigi”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is R-I-G-I - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʁiɡi] (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.