refuse

[rɪˈfjuːz]

/[rɪˈfjuːz]/ noun

The verdict

“refuse” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nutzloses, wertloses, weggeworfenes Material

Corpus desk

Index DE-refuse · refuse · German

refuse · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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.

Key facts for refuse
PropertyValue
Headwordrefuse
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[rɪˈfjuːz]
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „refuse“ im Deutschen

refuseliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

refuse is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [rɪˈfjuːz]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "nutzloses, wertloses, weggeworfenes Material".

No misspelling variants are generated for refuse in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is refuse, spelled R-E-F-U-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    nutzloses, wertloses, weggeworfenes Material

Synonyms

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "refuse"?
"refuse" is spelled R-E-F-U-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [rɪˈfjuːz].
What does "refuse" mean?
As a noun, "refuse" means: nutzloses, wertloses, weggeworfenes Material
How do you pronounce "refuse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "refuse" is [rɪˈfjuːz]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "refuse" come from?
"refuse" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list