German Reich

name

"german-reich" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“German Reich” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A former German country that existed between 1871 and 1945, de facto ending with World War II. Capital: Berlin.

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Index EN-german-reich · German Reich · English

German Reich · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "G" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for German Reich
PropertyValue
HeadwordGerman Reich
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “German Reich” in English

German Reichranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

German Reich is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

German Reich doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: Partial calque of German Deutsches Reich. The correct English form is German Reich, spelled G-E-R-M-A-N- -R-E-I-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    A former German country that existed between 1871 and 1945, de facto ending with World War II. Capital: Berlin.
  2. 2
    Synonym of First Reich, the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation.
  3. 3
    Synonym of Second Reich.
  4. 4
    Synonym of Weimar Republic.
  5. 5
    Synonym of Third Reich.

Etymology

Partial calque of German Deutsches Reich.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "German Reich"?
"German Reich" is spelled G-E-R-M-A-N- -R-E-I-C-H.
What does "German Reich" mean?
As a proper noun, "German Reich" means: A former German country that existed between 1871 and 1945, de facto ending with World War II. Capital: Berlin.
What is the origin of the word "German Reich"?
Partial calque of German Deutsches Reich. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list