reiter

/ˈɹʌɪtə/

//ˈɹʌɪtə// noun

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"reiter" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“reiter” is uncommon English (frequency #53,808 among 3,094 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,808
frequency rank, English
3,094
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A German cavalry soldier of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries.

Corpus desk

Index EN-reiter · reiter · English

reiter · rank #53,808 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,808
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,094
  • PHOTO-FINISH rending

Nearest frequency peer: rending (+2 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Long-tail ranks near “reiter”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “reiter” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for reiter
PropertyValue
Headwordreiter
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈɹʌɪtə/
Letters6
Frequency rank#53,808
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “reiter” in English

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).reiterfalls in this rarity band:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “rending” (#53,810), “realign” (#53,805), “repentant” (#53,811). Among 3,094 “R” headwords, “reiter” is #53,808. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

reiter is uncommon English at frequency #53,808 among 3,094 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈɹʌɪtə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A German cavalry soldier of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries.".

reiter doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From German Reiter. The correct English form is reiter, spelled R-E-I-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    A German cavalry soldier of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries.

Etymology

From German Reiter.

This word in other languages

reître(Français)

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "reiter"?
"reiter" is spelled R-E-I-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɹʌɪtə/.
What does "reiter" mean?
As a noun, "reiter" means: A German cavalry soldier of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries.
How do you pronounce "reiter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "reiter" is /ˈɹʌɪtə/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "reiter"?
From German Reiter. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "reiter", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Puente#53,795roadie#53,821Rodham#53,823romper#53,824

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list