Rinnsal
[ˈʁɪnˌzaːl]
The verdict
“Rinnsal” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sehr kleines, sacht fließendes Gewässer
Corpus desk
Index DE-rinnsal · Rinnsal · German
Rinnsal · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "R" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Rinnsal |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʁɪnˌzaːl] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Rinnsal“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Rinnsal is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁɪnˌzaːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Rinnsal, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for 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 Rinnsal, spelled R-I-N-N-S-A-L.
Definition
- 1sehr kleines, sacht fließendes Gewässer
- 2Flüssigkeit, die in einer kleineren Menge irgendwohin rinnt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Rinnsal appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die Saison ist rum und der Neckar ein Rinnsal.“
„Dieses Jahr ist der Fluß, der hier Firat heißt, schon jetzt im Juni vom mächtigen Strom zum spärlichen Rinnsal geschrumpft.“
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.