Gerüchte

[ɡəˈʁʏçtə]

/[ɡəˈʁʏçtə]/ noun

The verdict

“Gerüchte” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #6,190 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#6,190
frequency rank, German
8
letters
12
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nebenform des Dativ Singular des Substantivs Gerücht

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Gerüchte vs gesucht
50% similar
Gerüchte vs gerückt
63% similar
Gerüchte vs gesuchte
63% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Gerüchte
PropertyValue
HeadwordGerüchte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡəˈʁʏçtə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#6,190
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Gerüchte” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Gerüchte lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Gerüchte is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɡəˈʁʏçtə]. Corpus data places it at rank #6,190 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Gerüchte, with forms such as "egrüchte", "gercühte", and "gerrüchte". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "gesucht", "gerückt", "gesuchte", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Gerüchte, spelled G-E-R-Ü-C-H-T-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nebenform des Dativ Singular des Substantivs Gerücht
  2. 2
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Gerücht
  3. 3
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Gerücht
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Gerücht

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: egrüchte,gercühte,gerrüchte,gerücchte,gerüchet,gerüchhte,gerüchtte,gerücthe,gerühcte,geürchte,ggerüchte,greüchte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Gerüchte - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

egrüchte2gercühte2gerrüchte1gerücchte1gerüchet2gerüchhte1gerüchtte1gerücthe2
Edit distance from "Gerüchte"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Gerüchte"?
"Gerüchte" is spelled G-E-R-Ü-C-H-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈʁʏçtə].
What does "Gerüchte" mean?
As a noun, "Gerüchte" means: Nebenform des Dativ Singular des Substantivs Gerücht
What words are commonly confused with "Gerüchte"?
"Gerüchte" is commonly confused with "gesucht", "gerückt", "gesuchte". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Gerüchte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gerüchte" is [ɡəˈʁʏçtə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gerüchte" come from?
"Gerüchte" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Gerüchte”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is G-E-R-Ü-C-H-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ɡəˈʁʏçtə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “gesucht” - see the side-by-side comparison. Gerüchte vs gesucht
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list