Reich
/ɹaɪx/noun
Reich is spelled R-E-I-C-H: 5 letters and one syllable. It appears 3.1 times per million words in written English, the 15,146th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Reich means “A German empire, kingdom or nation; its territory or government” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in Reich?
| Letters | 5: R-E-I-C-H |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.1 times per million words; the 15,146th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is Reich?
Reich appears 3.1 times per million words in written English, the 15,146th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce Reich?
- /ɹaɪx/
- /ɹaɪk/
- /raɪʃ/
Reich has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Reich.wav, En-us-Reich.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does Reich mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A German empire, kingdom or nation; its territory or government.
- 2
The Third Reich; Nazi Germany.
- 3
derogatoryAny empire, especially one that is imperialist, tyrannical, and/or racist.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Reich in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a German empire or nation:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does Reich come from?
Borrowed from German Reich (“empire, realm”). Doublet of Raj.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).