Rettung
German, noun/ˈʁɛtʊŋ/
Rettung is spelled R-E-T-T-U-N-G (7 letters) and appears 15 times per million words in written German, the 4,979th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Rettung is a German feminine noun meaning “rescue” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Befreiung aus einer Gefahr, Bewahrung vor Gefährdung”.
What does Rettung mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininerescue
- 2
Austriafemininerescue service; emergency service
- 3
Austriafeminineambulance
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Befreiung aus einer Gefahr, Bewahrung vor Gefährdung 2. Rettungsdienst 3. Rettungswagen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Rettung
- Rettungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Rettung?
- /ˈʁɛtʊŋ/
- [ˈʁɛtʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Rettung
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Rettung in German?
Rettung appears 15 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).