rettest

[ˈʁɛtəst]

/[ˈʁɛtəst]/ verb

The verdict

“rettest” is uncommon German (frequency #89,496 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,496
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs retten

Corpus desk

Index DE-rettest · rettest · German

rettest · rank #89,496 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #89,496
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH retard

Nearest frequency peer: retard (-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 „rettest“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for rettest
PropertyValue
Headwordrettest
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʁɛtəst]
Letters7
Frequency rank#89,496
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „rettest“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).rettestfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „retard“ (#89,495), „Rezitation“ (#89,497), „Ressortleiter“ (#89,494). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „rettest“ bei #89,496. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

rettest is uncommon German at frequency #89,496 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʁɛtəst]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

rettest doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is rettest, spelled R-E-T-T-E-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs retten
  2. 2
    2. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs retten

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 "rettest"?
"rettest" is spelled R-E-T-T-E-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁɛtəst].
What does "rettest" mean?
As a verb, "rettest" means: 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs retten
How do you pronounce "rettest"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rettest" is [ˈʁɛtəst]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rettest" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list