Rettungsmission
[ˈʁɛtʊŋsmɪˌsi̯oːn]
The verdict
“Rettungsmission” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mission, deren Ziel die Rettung von jemandem oder etwas ist
Corpus desk
Index DE-rettungsmission · Rettungsmission · German
Rettungsmission · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Rettungsmission |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʁɛtʊŋsmɪˌsi̯oːn] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Rettungsmission“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Rettungsmission is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁɛtʊŋsmɪˌsi̯oːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Mission, deren Ziel die Rettung von jemandem oder etwas ist".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Rettungsmission in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Rettungsmission, spelled R-E-T-T-U-N-G-S-M-I-S-S-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Mission, deren Ziel die Rettung von jemandem oder etwas ist
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Rettungsmission appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Ein Anruf außer der Reihe hätte in Jalalabad viel Aufsehen erregt und innerhalb kürzester Zeit dafür gesorgt, dass sich die Rotorblätter der Hubschrauber drehten und eine Rettungsmission für Shaft in Gang gesetzt wurde.“
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.