Rivier
German, noun/ˌʁiˈviːɐ̯/
Rivier is spelled R-I-V-I-E-R (6 letters) and appears about once in every 23 million words in written German, the 278,604th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Rivier is a German neuter noun meaning “An African (especially Namibian) arroyo: a sandy bed, particularly in the steppe, which fills and flows as a river during the rainy season” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Fluss (zumeist Steppenfluss) / Trockenlauf mit sandigem Bett (und dessen Überschwemmungsgebiet), der während…”.
What does Rivier mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterAn African (especially Namibian) arroyo: a sandy bed, particularly in the steppe, which fills and flows as a river during the rainy season.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Fluss (zumeist Steppenfluss) / Trockenlauf mit sandigem Bett (und dessen Überschwemmungsgebiet), der während der Regenzeit Wasser sammelt und ableitet; Trockenfluss
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Rivier
- Riviers genitive
- Riviere plural
- Rivieren dative definite plural
- Revier variant rare
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Rivier?
- /ˌʁiˈviːɐ̯/
- [ˌʁiˈviːɐ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Rivier
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Rivier in German?
Rivier appears about once in every 23 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).