Router

[ˈʁuːtɐ]

/[ˈʁuːtɐ]/ noun

The verdict

“Router” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #9,799. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,799
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gerät, welches mehrere Netzwerke verbinden oder trennen kann

Corpus desk

Index DE-router · Router · German

Router · rank #9,799 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,799
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH romantische

Nearest frequency peer: romantische (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Router“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Router“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Router vs Rute
67% similar
Router vs rüber
33% similar
Router vs Ruder
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Router
PropertyValue
HeadwordRouter
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʁuːtɐ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#9,799
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Router“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Routerliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „romantische“ (#9,798), „ruhigen“ (#9,800), „Resultate“ (#9,797). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Router“ bei #9,799. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Router (IPA [ˈʁuːtɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,799 among 2,984 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Gerät, welches mehrere Netzwerke verbinden oder trennen kann".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Router, with forms such as "oruter", "rotuer", and "rouetr". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Rute", "rüber", "Ruder", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Router, spelled R-O-U-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gerät, welches mehrere Netzwerke verbinden oder trennen kann

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Mit Hilfe eines Routers kann eine Internetverbindung auf mehrere Rechner verteilt werden.
  2. „Da in der Folge der Rechner vom jeweiligen Router keine IP-Adresse mehr erteilt bekommt, setzt sich der Client auf eine Fallback-Adresse zurück. Das Problem soll sich durch eine manuelle Zuweisung einer IP-Adresse im Subnetz des Routers beheben lassen.“

Synonyms

Netzwerkrouter

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • oruter
  • rotuer
  • rouetr
  • routerr
  • routre
  • routter
  • rrouter
  • ruoter

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Router - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

oruter2rotuer2rouetr2routerr1routre2routter1rrouter1ruoter2
Edit distance from "Router"

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 "Router"?
"Router" is spelled R-O-U-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁuːtɐ].
What does "Router" mean?
As a noun, "Router" means: Gerät, welches mehrere Netzwerke verbinden oder trennen kann
What words are commonly confused with "Router"?
"Router" is commonly confused with "Rute", "rüber", "Ruder". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Router"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Router" is [ˈʁuːtɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Router" come from?
"Router" 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 "Router", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list