Rhenish
/ˈɹɛnɪʃ/adjective, noun
Rhenish is spelled R-H-E-N-I-S-H: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 81,375th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, Rhenish means “Pertaining to wine produced in the Rhine region” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in Rhenish?
| Letters | 7: R-H-E-N-I-S-H |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 81,375th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is Rhenish?
Rhenish appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 81,375th 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 Rhenish?
- UK /ˈɹɛnɪʃ/
- UK /ˈɹiːnɪʃ/
- US /ˈɹɛnɪʃ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of Rhenish
- more Rhenish comparative
- most Rhenish superlative
- Rhinish
- Rheinish
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Rhenish mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Pertaining to wine produced in the Rhine region.
- 2
Pertaining to the Rhine river or region.
noun
- 1
A wine from the area around the Rhine.
He insists on drinking Rhenish from a stein!
- 2
The linguistic varieties spoken in the Rhineland, a continuum between traditional dialects and regional forms of Standard German.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Rhenish in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
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 Rhenish come from?
From Rhine + -ish (with the first element taking a Latinate form; see Rhēnus).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).