Retterin

[ˈʁɛtəʁɪn]

/[ˈʁɛtəʁɪn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Retterin” is uncommon German (frequency #72,870 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,870
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - weibliche Person, die einem anderen Hilfe leistet, ihn oder etwas rettet

Corpus desk

Index DE-retterin · Retterin · German

Retterin · rank #72,870 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,870
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH reute

Nearest frequency peer: reute (+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 „Retterin“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Retterin
PropertyValue
HeadwordRetterin
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʁɛtəʁɪn]
Letters8
Frequency rank#72,870
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Retterin“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Retterinfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „reute“ (#72,871), „Reichsbank“ (#72,867), „richterlicher“ (#72,873). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Retterin“ bei #72,870. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Retterin is uncommon German at frequency #72,870 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁɛtəʁɪn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "weibliche Person, die einem anderen Hilfe leistet, ihn oder etwas rettet".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Retterin, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Retterin, spelled R-E-T-T-E-R-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    weibliche Person, die einem anderen Hilfe leistet, ihn oder etwas rettet

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Sie liebte das Gefühl, die Retterin des Buchs zu sein.“

Synonyms

BefreierinErlöserinHelferinNot

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 "Retterin"?
"Retterin" is spelled R-E-T-T-E-R-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁɛtəʁɪn].
What does "Retterin" mean?
As a noun, "Retterin" means: weibliche Person, die einem anderen Hilfe leistet, ihn oder etwas rettet
How do you pronounce "Retterin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Retterin" is [ˈʁɛtəʁɪn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Retterin" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Raubzüge#72,856rasanter#72,854Racheakt#72,850pulsiert#72,840

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list