rijeka
[riˈjɛ̌ːka]
The verdict
“rijeka” is uncommon German (frequency #82,043 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #82,043
- frequency rank, German
- 2,984
- “R” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - größeres fließendes Gewässer; Fluss
Corpus desk
Index DE-rijeka · rijeka · German
rijeka · rank #82,043 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #82,043
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,984
- PHOTO-FINISH Roadmovie
Nearest frequency peer: Roadmovie (+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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “rijeka”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
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17,958 corpus weight
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17,957 corpus weight
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What this shows Bars show where “rijeka” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | rijeka |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [riˈjɛ̌ːka] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #82,043 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “rijeka” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
rijeka is uncommon German at frequency #82,043 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [riˈjɛ̌ːka]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "größeres fließendes Gewässer; Fluss".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for rijeka, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is rijeka, spelled R-I-J-E-K-A.
Definition
- 1größeres fließendes Gewässer; Fluss
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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