Rachegelüst
[ˈʁaxəɡəˌlʏst]
The verdict
“Rachegelüst” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - dringende, starke Lust darauf, sich für etwas zu rächen
Corpus desk
Index DE-rachegelust · Rachegelüst · German
Rachegelüst · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Rachegelüst |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʁaxəɡəˌlʏst] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Rachegelüst“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Rachegelüst is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁaxəɡəˌlʏst]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "dringende, starke Lust darauf, sich für etwas zu rächen".
Rachegelüst has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Rachegelüst, spelled R-A-C-H-E-G-E-L-Ü-S-T.
Definition
- 1dringende, starke Lust darauf, sich für etwas zu rächen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Rachegelüst appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Am wahrscheinlichsten dürfte freilich sein, daß Rachegelüste gegenüber dem vermeintlichen Besitzer sich mit der Siegestrunkenheit zu einem explosiven Gemisch verbanden.“
„Ich mußte der Vorsehung danken, daß die Contessa an Hexen glaubte, denn sonst hätte sie Mörder gedungen, die ihre Rachegelüste vollkommen befriedigt hätten.“
Synonyms
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.