reisen

\ˈʁaɪ̯zn̩\

/\ˈʁaɪ̯zn̩\/ verb

The verdict

“reisen” 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) - Voyager, partir en voyage.

Corpus desk

Index FR-reisen · reisen · French

reisen · 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.

Key facts for reisen
PropertyValue
Headwordreisen
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ˈʁaɪ̯zn̩\
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « reisen » en français

reisenn'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

reisen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈʁaɪ̯zn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Voyager, partir en voyage.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for reisen, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is reisen, spelled R-E-I-S-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Voyager, partir en voyage.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how reisen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Wir reisen morgen nach Tunesien.
  2. Sie ist eine ganze Zeit lang durch die Welt gereist.

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 "reisen"?
"reisen" is spelled R-E-I-S-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈʁaɪ̯zn̩\.
What does "reisen" mean?
As a verb, "reisen" means: Voyager, partir en voyage.
How do you pronounce "reisen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "reisen" is \ˈʁaɪ̯zn̩\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "reisen" come from?
"reisen" 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