Reihern

\ˈʁaɪ̯ɐn\

/\ˈʁaɪ̯ɐn\/ noun

The verdict

“Reihern” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Datif pluriel de Reiher.

Corpus desk

Index FR-reihern · Reihern · French

Reihern · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 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.

Key facts for Reihern
PropertyValue
HeadwordReihern
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˈʁaɪ̯ɐn\
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Reihern » en français

Reihernn'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Reihern is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈʁaɪ̯ɐn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Datif pluriel de Reiher.".

Reihern doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is Reihern, spelled R-E-I-H-E-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Datif pluriel de Reiher.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Reihern"?
"Reihern" is spelled R-E-I-H-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈʁaɪ̯ɐn\.
What does "Reihern" mean?
As a noun, "Reihern" means: Datif pluriel de Reiher.
How do you pronounce "Reihern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Reihern" is \ˈʁaɪ̯ɐn\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Reihern" come from?
"Reihern" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list