Ratzefummel
[ˈʁat͡səˌfʊml̩]
The verdict
“Ratzefummel” 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) - Radiergummi
Corpus desk
Index DE-ratzefummel · Ratzefummel · German
Ratzefummel · 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 | Ratzefummel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʁat͡səˌfʊml̩] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Ratzefummel“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Ratzefummel is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁat͡səˌfʊml̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Radiergummi".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Ratzefummel in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Ratzefummel, spelled R-A-T-Z-E-F-U-M-M-E-L.
Definition
- 1Radiergummi
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Ratzefummel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Borgst du mir kurz deinen Ratzefummel?
„Sie steckte ihren Ratzefummel ins Fülleretui und riß den Reißverschluß zu.“
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.