Rettungsassistent

[ˈʁɛtʊŋsʔasɪsˌtɛnt]

/[ˈʁɛtʊŋsʔasɪsˌtɛnt]/ noun

The verdict

“Rettungsassistent” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
17
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person im Rettungsdienst zur notfallmedizinischen Versorgung und dem Transport von Kranken

Corpus desk

Index DE-rettungsassistent · Rettungsassistent · German

Rettungsassistent · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 17 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "R" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for Rettungsassistent
PropertyValue
HeadwordRettungsassistent
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʁɛtʊŋsʔasɪsˌtɛnt]
Letters17
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Rettungsassistent“ im Deutschen

Rettungsassistentliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Rettungsassistent is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁɛtʊŋsʔasɪsˌtɛnt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Person im Rettungsdienst zur notfallmedizinischen Versorgung und dem Transport von Kranken".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Rettungsassistent, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Rettungsassistent, spelled R-E-T-T-U-N-G-S-A-S-S-I-S-T-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Person im Rettungsdienst zur notfallmedizinischen Versorgung und dem Transport von Kranken

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Er hat eine Ausbildung zum Rettungsassistenten und zum Brandmeister gemacht.“
  2. „All dies sind Notfälle, zu denen die Helfer im Rettungsdienst, Rettungshelfer, Rettungssanitäter, Rettungsassistenten und Notärzte, jederzeit gerufen werden können um lebensrettende Maßnahmen zu ergreifen.“

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Rettungsassistent"?
"Rettungsassistent" is spelled R-E-T-T-U-N-G-S-A-S-S-I-S-T-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁɛtʊŋsʔasɪsˌtɛnt].
What does "Rettungsassistent" mean?
As a noun, "Rettungsassistent" means: Person im Rettungsdienst zur notfallmedizinischen Versorgung und dem Transport von Kranken
How do you pronounce "Rettungsassistent"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Rettungsassistent" is [ˈʁɛtʊŋsʔasɪsˌtɛnt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Rettungsassistent" come from?
"Rettungsassistent" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list