Rädelsführer

[ˈʁɛːdl̩sˌfyːʁɐ]

/[ˈʁɛːdl̩sˌfyːʁɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Rädelsführer” is uncommon German (frequency #64,660 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,660
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der Anstifter oder der Anführer eines Aufruhrs oder einer Verschwörung

Corpus desk

Index DE-radelsfuhrer · Rädelsführer · German

Rädelsführer · rank #64,660 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,660
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH rücke

Nearest frequency peer: rücke (+1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Rädelsführer“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Rädelsführer“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Rädelsführer
PropertyValue
HeadwordRädelsführer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʁɛːdl̩sˌfyːʁɐ]
Letters12
Frequency rank#64,660
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Rädelsführer“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Rädelsführerfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „rücke“ (#64,661), „Ruhms“ (#64,658), „Rückenlehne“ (#64,662). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Rädelsführer“ bei #64,660. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Rädelsführer is uncommon German at frequency #64,660 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁɛːdl̩sˌfyːʁɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "der Anstifter oder der Anführer eines Aufruhrs oder einer Verschwörung".

No misspelling variants are generated for Rädelsführer in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Rädelsführer, spelled R-Ä-D-E-L-S-F-Ü-H-R-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    der Anstifter oder der Anführer eines Aufruhrs oder einer Verschwörung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Rädelsführer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Als Rädelsführer wurde er zu einer besonders hohen Strafe verurteilt.
  2. „In einem Strafprozess wurden 80 Weber zu Zuchthausstrafen verurteilt. Bis auf drei Rädelsführer wurden sie nach einem Jahr Haft begnadigt.“

Antonyms

Mitläufer

This word in other languages

ringleader(English)cabecilla(Español)meneur(Français)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Rädelsführer"?
"Rädelsführer" is spelled R-Ä-D-E-L-S-F-Ü-H-R-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁɛːdl̩sˌfyːʁɐ].
What does "Rädelsführer" mean?
As a noun, "Rädelsführer" means: der Anstifter oder der Anführer eines Aufruhrs oder einer Verschwörung
How do you pronounce "Rädelsführer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Rädelsführer" is [ˈʁɛːdl̩sˌfyːʁɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Rädelsführer" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Rädelsführer", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list