Rettungsschwimmer
[ˈʁɛtʊŋsˌʃvɪmɐ]
The verdict
“Rettungsschwimmer” is uncommon German (frequency #53,188 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #53,188
- frequency rank, German
- 2,984
- “R” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (meist männliche) Person, die an Gewässern, in dem Leute schwimmen oder baden, dafür sorgt, dass niemand ertrinkt oder sonst zu Schaden kommt
Corpus desk
Index DE-rettungsschwimmer · Rettungsschwimmer · German
Rettungsschwimmer · rank #53,188 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #53,188
- LEN-MEGA 17 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,984
- PHOTO-FINISH Rezensent
Nearest frequency peer: Rezensent (+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 „Rettungsschwimmer“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- relevantes
relevantes
46,816 corpus weight
- restriktiven
restriktiven
46,815 corpus weight
- Rettungssch…
Rettungsschwimmer
46,813 corpus weight
- Rezensent
Rezensent
46,812 corpus weight
- Rheinberg
Rheinberg
46,811 corpus weight
- Riedlingen
Riedlingen
46,809 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Rettungsschwimmer“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Rettungsschwimmer |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʁɛtʊŋsˌʃvɪmɐ] |
| Letters | 17 |
| Frequency rank | #53,188 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Rettungsschwimmer“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Rettungsschwimmer is uncommon German at frequency #53,188 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁɛtʊŋsˌʃvɪmɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(meist männliche) Person, die an Gewässern, in dem Leute schwimmen oder baden, dafür sorgt, dass niemand ertrinkt oder sonst zu Schaden kommt".
Zero misspellings are on record for Rettungsschwimmer in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored 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 Rettungsschwimmer, spelled R-E-T-T-U-N-G-S-S-C-H-W-I-M-M-E-R.
Definition
- 1(meist männliche) Person, die an Gewässern, in dem Leute schwimmen oder baden, dafür sorgt, dass niemand ertrinkt oder sonst zu Schaden kommt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Rettungsschwimmer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Rettungsschwimmer eilte ins Wasser und konnte das ertrinkende Kind noch rechtzeitig an Land ziehen.
„Bei einem Badeunglück vor Sylt sind eine Urlauberin und ein Rettungsschwimmer ums Leben gekommen.“
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
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