Rekrut

[ʁeˈkʁuːt]

/[ʁeˈkʁuːt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Rekrut” is uncommon German (frequency #78,462 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,462
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Novize oder Neuankömmling beim Militär; jemand, der den Wehrdienst aufgenommen hat

Corpus desk

Index DE-rekrut · Rekrut · German

Rekrut · rank #78,462 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,462
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Reklamation

Nearest frequency peer: Reklamation (-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 „Rekrut“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Rekrut
PropertyValue
HeadwordRekrut
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʁeˈkʁuːt]
Letters6
Frequency rank#78,462
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Rekrut“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Rekrutfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Reklamation“ (#78,461), „Religionsphilosophie“ (#78,464), „Renteneintrittsalter“ (#78,465). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Rekrut“ bei #78,462. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Rekrut is uncommon German at frequency #78,462 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʁeˈkʁuːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Novize oder Neuankömmling beim Militär; jemand, der den Wehrdienst aufgenommen hat".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Rekrut, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 Rekrut, spelled R-E-K-R-U-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Novize oder Neuankömmling beim Militär; jemand, der den Wehrdienst aufgenommen hat

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die höchste Anzahl an Toten bestand aus den Rekruten, da die meisten von ihnen nicht erfahren genug waren.
  2. „Bei dem Grafen machte ich auch die Bekanntschaft des Baron von Sellentin, eines Rittmeisters in preußischen Diensten, der in Augsburg für seinen Herrn Rekruten anwarb.“

Synonyms

FuchsHaxSchulterglatze

Antonyms

AbgängerAusscheiderEntlassungssoldat

This word in other languages

recruit(English)recluta(Español)recrue(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 "Rekrut"?
"Rekrut" is spelled R-E-K-R-U-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁeˈkʁuːt].
What does "Rekrut" mean?
As a noun, "Rekrut" means: Novize oder Neuankömmling beim Militär; jemand, der den Wehrdienst aufgenommen hat
How do you pronounce "Rekrut"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Rekrut" is [ʁeˈkʁuːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Rekrut" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list