reichsmark
\ʁajʃs.maʁk\
The verdict
“reichsmark” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Monnaie de l’Allemagne de 1924 (quand il remplace le mark-papier) à 1948 (quand il est remplacé par le deutschemark en République fédérale d’Allemagne et par l’ostmark ou mark est-allemand, en Répu...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | reichsmark |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ʁajʃs.maʁk\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “reichsmark” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
reichsmark is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʁajʃs.maʁk\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Monnaie de l’Allemagne de 1924 (quand il remplace le mark-papier) à 1948 (quand il est remplacé par le deutschemark en République fédérale d’Allemagne et par l’ostmark ou mark est-allemand, en Répu...".
Zero misspellings are on record for reichsmark in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is reichsmark, spelled R-E-I-C-H-S-M-A-R-K.
Definition
- 1Monnaie de l’Allemagne de 1924 (quand il remplace le mark-papier) à 1948 (quand il est remplacé par le deutschemark en République fédérale d’Allemagne et par l’ostmark ou mark est-allemand, en République démocratique allemande).
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.
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Using “reichsmark”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is R-E-I-C-H-S-M-A-R-K - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ʁajʃs.maʁk\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.