rinn

[ʁɪn]

/[ʁɪn]/ verb

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The verdict

“rinn” is uncommon German (frequency #90,817 among 42,116 “R” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,817
frequency rank, German
42,116
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs rinnen

Key facts for rinn
PropertyValue
Headwordrinn
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ʁɪn]
Letters4
Frequency rank#90,817
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “rinn” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). rinn lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

rinn is uncommon German at frequency #90,817 among 42,116 “R” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ʁɪn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs rinnen".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for rinn, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable 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, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is rinn, spelled R-I-N-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs rinnen

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 "rinn"?
"rinn" is spelled R-I-N-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁɪn].
What does "rinn" mean?
As a verb, "rinn" means: 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs rinnen
How do you pronounce "rinn"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rinn" is [ʁɪn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rinn" come from?
"rinn" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “rinn”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is R-I-N-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ʁɪn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list