rettende

[ˈʁɛtn̩də]

/[ˈʁɛtn̩də]/ adj

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The verdict

“rettende” is uncommon German (frequency #50,835 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,835
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rettend

Corpus desk

Index DE-rettende · rettende · German

rettende · rank #50,835 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,835
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Rennstall

Nearest frequency peer: Rennstall (-3 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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “rettende”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “rettende” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 2, 2026
Key facts for rettende
PropertyValue
Headwordrettende
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʁɛtn̩də]
Letters8
Frequency rank#50,835
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “rettende” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). rettende lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

rettende is uncommon German at frequency #50,835 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʁɛtn̩də]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for rettende in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is rettende, spelled R-E-T-T-E-N-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rettend
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rettend
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rettend
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rettend
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rettend
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rettend
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rettend
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rettend
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rettend

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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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "rettende"?
"rettende" is spelled R-E-T-T-E-N-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁɛtn̩də].
What does "rettende" mean?
As an adjective, "rettende" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rettend
How do you pronounce "rettende"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rettende" is [ˈʁɛtn̩də]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rettende" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list