Querruder
[ˈkveːɐ̯ˌʁuːdɐ]
The verdict
“Querruder” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - bewegliche Klappen an den Hinterkanten der Tragflächen, die beim Betätigen der Rollsteuerung gleichzeitig und entgegengesetzt, sowie beim Steig- oder Sinkflug gleichsinnig bewegt werden
Corpus desk
Index DE-querruder · Querruder · German
Querruder · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Q" 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 | Querruder |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkveːɐ̯ˌʁuːdɐ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Querruder“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Querruder is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkveːɐ̯ˌʁuːdɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "bewegliche Klappen an den Hinterkanten der Tragflächen, die beim Betätigen der Rollsteuerung gleichzeitig und entgegengesetzt, sowie beim Steig- oder Sinkflug gleichsinnig bewegt werden".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Querruder, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Querruder, spelled Q-U-E-R-R-U-D-E-R.
Definition
- 1bewegliche Klappen an den Hinterkanten der Tragflächen, die beim Betätigen der Rollsteuerung gleichzeitig und entgegengesetzt, sowie beim Steig- oder Sinkflug gleichsinnig bewegt werden
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Querruder appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Ein Computer rechnet das auf die entsprechende Einstellung von Höhen-, Seiten- und Querruder um.“
This word in other languages
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.