anrüchig
[ˈanˌʁʏçɪç]
The verdict
“anrüchig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - für seinen fragwürdigen Ruf oder seine schlechten Eigenschaften/Taten bekannt
Corpus desk
Index DE-anruchig · anrüchig · German
anrüchig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" 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 | anrüchig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈanˌʁʏçɪç] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „anrüchig“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
anrüchig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈanˌʁʏçɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "für seinen fragwürdigen Ruf oder seine schlechten Eigenschaften/Taten bekannt".
No generated misspelling entries exist for anrüchig in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is anrüchig, spelled A-N-R-Ü-C-H-I-G.
Definition
- 1für seinen fragwürdigen Ruf oder seine schlechten Eigenschaften/Taten bekannt
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how anrüchig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sorgst du dich etwa um meinen Ruf, wenn ich in ein etwas anrüchiges Etablissement gehe?
Antonyms
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.