rinnen

\ʁɪnən\

/\ʁɪnən\/ verb

The verdict

“rinnen” 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) - S’écouler.

Corpus desk

Index FR-rinnen · rinnen · French

rinnen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 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 rinnen
PropertyValue
Headwordrinnen
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ʁɪnən\
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « rinnen » en français

rinnenreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

rinnen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ʁɪnən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "S’écouler.".

Zero misspellings are on record for rinnen in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 rinnen, spelled R-I-N-N-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    S’écouler.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Wasser rinnt meine Oberarme herunter.
  2. Sie weigert sich ihn hineinzulassen und bittet ihn zu gehen, zunächst freundlich, dann weniger nett. Sei’s drum! Auf dem Treppenabsatz schlitzt er sich die Adern auf. Um sich um ihn zu kümmern, muss sie ja wohl aufmachen. Man legt ihn in die Küche; dort schlabbert das Hündchen munter das Blut auf, das ihm aus dem Handgelenk rinnt.

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 "rinnen"?
"rinnen" is spelled R-I-N-N-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁɪnən\.
What does "rinnen" mean?
As a verb, "rinnen" means: S’écouler.
How do you pronounce "rinnen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rinnen" is \ʁɪnən\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rinnen" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list