reißen
\ˈʀaɪ̯.s(ə)n\
The verdict
“reißen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Déchirer, se déchirer.
Corpus desk
Index FR-rei-en · reißen · French
reißen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "R" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | reißen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈʀaɪ̯.s(ə)n\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « reißen » en français
Rare enough to double-check
reißen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈʀaɪ̯.s(ə)n\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
reißen has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is reißen, spelled R-E-I-S-S-E-N.
Definition
- 1Déchirer, se déchirer.
- 2Vouloir absolument quelque chose, se battre pour quelque chose.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how reißen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ganz Russland riss sich um die Nummer 11 der Zeitschrift Novy Mir, in der diese nüchterne und minutiöse Erzählung eines gewöhnlichen Tagesablaufs eines gewöhnlichen Gefangenen in einem nicht einmal besonders harten Lager erschien.
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.