Bettruhe
German, noun/ˈbɛtˌʁuːə/
Bettruhe is spelled B-E-T-T-R-U-H-E (8 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 64,132nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bettruhe is a German feminine noun meaning “bedrest” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “der Zustand, dass man den ganzen Tag im Bett liegt, weil man krank oder schwach ist, um sich zu erholen”.
What does Bettruhe mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininebedrest
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. der Zustand, dass man den ganzen Tag im Bett liegt, weil man krank oder schwach ist, um sich zu erholen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce Bettruhe?
- /ˈbɛtˌʁuːə/
- [ˈbɛtˌʁuːə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Bettruhe
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Bettruhe in German?
Bettruhe appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).