Rettungsring

[ˈʁɛtʊŋsˌʁɪŋ]

/[ˈʁɛtʊŋsˌʁɪŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Rettungsring” is uncommon German (frequency #86,979 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#86,979
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - schwimmfähiger Torus zur Rettung von Personen aus dem Wasser

Corpus desk

Index DE-rettungsring · Rettungsring · German

Rettungsring · rank #86,979 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #86,979
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Rettungskräft…

Nearest frequency peer: Rettungskräften (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Rettungsring“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Rettungsring“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Rettungsring
PropertyValue
HeadwordRettungsring
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʁɛtʊŋsˌʁɪŋ]
Letters12
Frequency rank#86,979
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Rettungsring“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Rettungsringfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Rettungskräften“ (#86,978), „Rettungsversuch“ (#86,980), „Retourkutsche“ (#86,977). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Rettungsring“ bei #86,979. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Rettungsring is uncommon German at frequency #86,979 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁɛtʊŋsˌʁɪŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Rettungsring has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Rettungsring, spelled R-E-T-T-U-N-G-S-R-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    schwimmfähiger Torus zur Rettung von Personen aus dem Wasser
  2. 2
    Fett beziehungsweise Gewebe mit Fett, das am Oberkörper oder der Hüfte herunterhängt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Als er zu weit hinaus schwamm und drohte zu ertrinken, warf ihm der Rettungsschwimmer einen Rettungsring zu.
  2. „Wie an einen Rettungsring klammerten sie sich monatelang an diese Vorstellung.“

Synonyms

Schwimmring

Antonyms

RettungsbootRettungsweste

This word in other languages

lifebuoy(English)bouée de sauvetage(Français)

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 "Rettungsring"?
"Rettungsring" is spelled R-E-T-T-U-N-G-S-R-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁɛtʊŋsˌʁɪŋ].
What does "Rettungsring" mean?
As a noun, "Rettungsring" means: schwimmfähiger Torus zur Rettung von Personen aus dem Wasser
How do you pronounce "Rettungsring"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Rettungsring" is [ˈʁɛtʊŋsˌʁɪŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Rettungsring" come from?
"Rettungsring" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Rettungsring", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ritterlichen#86,989Proprietären#86,935Schwachköpfe#87,029schweigenden#87,032

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list