Refugium
[ʁeˈfuːɡi̯ʊm]
The verdict
“Refugium” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #47,686 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #47,686
- frequency rank, German
- 8
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Schutzhütte, bei der die Möglichkeit besteht, vorübergehend Unterkunft zu beziehen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Refugium |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ʁeˈfuːɡi̯ʊm] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #47,686 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Refugium” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Refugium is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ʁeˈfuːɡi̯ʊm]. Corpus data places it at rank #47,686 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Refugium, with forms such as "erfugium", "reffugium", and "refguium". 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. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 Refugium, spelled R-E-F-U-G-I-U-M.
Definition
- 1Schutzhütte, bei der die Möglichkeit besteht, vorübergehend Unterkunft zu beziehen
- 2Rückzugsraum, ein Rückzugsgebiet oder Zufluchtsort
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: erfugium,reffugium,refguium,refuggium,refugimu,refugiumm,refuguim,refuigum,reufgium,rfeugium,rrefugium
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Refugium - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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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Using “Refugium”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is R-E-F-U-G-I-U-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ʁeˈfuːɡi̯ʊm] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.