Rille

[ˈʁɪlə]

/[ˈʁɪlə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Rille” is uncommon German (frequency #66,631 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,631
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - lange und schmale Vertiefung in einer Oberfläche

Corpus desk

Index DE-rille · Rille · German

Rille · rank #66,631 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,631
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH rieten

Nearest frequency peer: rieten (-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 „Rille“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Rille
PropertyValue
HeadwordRille
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʁɪlə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#66,631
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Rille“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Rillefällt 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: „rieten“ (#66,630), „riskiere“ (#66,632), „Riesengebirge“ (#66,629). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Rille“ bei #66,631. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Rille is uncommon German at frequency #66,631 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁɪlə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Rille, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Rille, spelled R-I-L-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    lange und schmale Vertiefung in einer Oberfläche
  2. 2
    lange und schmale Vertiefung in einer Oberfläche
  3. 3
    lange und schmale Vertiefung in einer Oberfläche

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Rille appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Die Murmel bewegte sich in einer Rille auf ihrer Bahn.
  2. „Der Freikletterer bewegt sich in steiler Wand: Er verzichtet auch bei höchsten Schwierigkeitsgraden auf technische Hilfsmittel und setzt sich mit seiner reinen Körperlichkeit, der Kraft und Geschmeidigkeit seiner Muskeln, der Haltefähigkeit seiner Finger und Zehen, dem natürlichen Fels, seinen glatten Wänden, gefurchten Rillen, sperrigen Überhängen aus.“

Synonyms

KerbeEinkerbungFurcheNutRiefeRima

This word in other languages

crease(English)ranura(Español)cannelure(Français)ranhura(Português)

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 "Rille"?
"Rille" is spelled R-I-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁɪlə].
What does "Rille" mean?
As a noun, "Rille" means: lange und schmale Vertiefung in einer Oberfläche
How do you pronounce "Rille"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Rille" is [ˈʁɪlə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Rille" come from?
"Rille" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

rohem#66,633Roths#66,636purge#66,606Praha#66,596

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list