Rettungsboot

[ˈʁɛtʊŋsˌboːt]

/[ˈʁɛtʊŋsˌboːt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Rettungsboot” is an uncommon German word, ranked #54,836 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#54,836
frequency rank, German
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - kleines Beiboot eines Schiffes, zur Rettung der an Bord befindlichen Personen im Falle einer Havarie

Key facts for Rettungsboot
PropertyValue
HeadwordRettungsboot
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʁɛtʊŋsˌboːt]
Letters12
Frequency rank#54,836
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Rettungsboot” 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). Rettungsboot lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Rettungsboot is 12 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʁɛtʊŋsˌboːt]. Corpus data places it at rank #54,836 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "kleines Beiboot eines Schiffes, zur Rettung der an Bord befindlichen Personen im Falle einer Havarie".

Rettungsboot doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Rettungsboot, spelled R-E-T-T-U-N-G-S-B-O-O-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    kleines Beiboot eines Schiffes, zur Rettung der an Bord befindlichen Personen im Falle einer Havarie

This word in other languages

lifeboat(English)

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 "Rettungsboot"?
"Rettungsboot" is spelled R-E-T-T-U-N-G-S-B-O-O-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁɛtʊŋsˌboːt].
What does "Rettungsboot" mean?
As a noun, "Rettungsboot" means: kleines Beiboot eines Schiffes, zur Rettung der an Bord befindlichen Personen im Falle einer Havarie
How do you pronounce "Rettungsboot"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Rettungsboot" is [ˈʁɛtʊŋsˌboːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Rettungsboot" come from?
"Rettungsboot" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Rettungsboot”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is R-E-T-T-U-N-G-S-B-O-O-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʁɛtʊŋsˌboːt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list