Rettungsinsel
German, noun/ˈrɛtʊŋsˌʔɪnzəl/
Rettungsinsel is spelled R-E-T-T-U-N-G-S-I-N-S-E-L (13 letters) and appears about once in every 14 million words in written German, the 205,761st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Rettungsinsel is a German feminine noun meaning “a float on water designed to admit human load but only driven by water in a random direction, life raft” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ein Floß ähnlich einem Schlauchboot mit Zeltdach, das sich bei Kontakt mit Wasser selbsttätig aufbläst, zur…”.
What does Rettungsinsel mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininea float on water designed to admit human load but only driven by water in a random direction, life raft
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ein Floß ähnlich einem Schlauchboot mit Zeltdach, das sich bei Kontakt mit Wasser selbsttätig aufbläst, zur Rettung von Personen von einem in Seenot geratenen Schiff (=Schiffbrüchige)
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 Rettungsinsel
- Rettungsinseln plural
- Rettungsinselchen diminutive neuter
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Rettungsinsel?
- /ˈrɛtʊŋsˌʔɪnzəl/
- [ˈʁɛtʊŋsˌʔɪnzl̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Rettungsinsel in German?
Rettungsinsel appears about once in every 14 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).