rubbish
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The verdict
“rubbish” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dinge (Lebensmittel, Papier, …), die man wegwirft, insbesondere im Haushalt
Corpus desk
Index DE-rubbish · rubbish · German
rubbish · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | rubbish |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | […] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „rubbish“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
rubbish is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dinge (Lebensmittel, Papier, …), die man wegwirft, insbesondere im Haushalt".
rubbish doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is rubbish, spelled R-U-B-B-I-S-H.
Definition
- 1Dinge (Lebensmittel, Papier, …), die man wegwirft, insbesondere im Haushalt
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how rubbish appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Could you please take out the rubbish before you go back to bed?
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.