Rubikon

[ˈʁubikon]

/[ˈʁubikon]/ name

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The verdict

“Rubikon” is uncommon German (frequency #94,796 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#94,796
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fluss in Norditalien, historischer Grenzfluss zwischen Italien (Umbrien) und Gallia Cisalpina

Corpus desk

Index DE-rubikon · Rubikon · German

Rubikon · rank #94,796 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #94,796
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Rotzlöffel

Nearest frequency peer: Rotzlöffel (-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 „Rubikon“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Rubikon
PropertyValue
HeadwordRubikon
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈʁubikon]
Letters7
Frequency rank#94,796
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Rubikon“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Rotzlöffel“ (#94,795), „Rufes“ (#94,797), „rotbraunen“ (#94,794). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Rubikon“ bei #94,796. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Rubikon is uncommon German at frequency #94,796 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈʁubikon]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Fluss in Norditalien, historischer Grenzfluss zwischen Italien (Umbrien) und Gallia Cisalpina".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Rubikon, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Rubikon, spelled R-U-B-I-K-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fluss in Norditalien, historischer Grenzfluss zwischen Italien (Umbrien) und Gallia Cisalpina

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Caesar überschritt am 10. Januar 49 v. Chr. den Rubikon und löste somit den Bürgerkrieg aus.

This word in other languages

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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 "Rubikon"?
"Rubikon" is spelled R-U-B-I-K-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁubikon].
What does "Rubikon" mean?
As a proper noun, "Rubikon" means: Fluss in Norditalien, historischer Grenzfluss zwischen Italien (Umbrien) und Gallia Cisalpina
How do you pronounce "Rubikon"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Rubikon" is [ˈʁubikon]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Rubikon" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list