Rubidium
[ʁuˈbiːdi̯ʊm]
The verdict
“Rubidium” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - chemisches Element mit der Ordnungszahl 37, das zur Gruppe der Alkalimetalle gehört
Corpus desk
Index DE-rubidium · Rubidium · German
Rubidium · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Rubidium |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ʁuˈbiːdi̯ʊm] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Rubidium“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Rubidium is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʁuˈbiːdi̯ʊm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "chemisches Element mit der Ordnungszahl 37, das zur Gruppe der Alkalimetalle gehört".
Rubidium doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Rubidium, spelled R-U-B-I-D-I-U-M.
Definition
- 1chemisches Element mit der Ordnungszahl 37, das zur Gruppe der Alkalimetalle gehört
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Rubidium appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Rubidium ist wie die anderen Alkalimetalle an Luft unbeständig.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.