Rubrik
[ʁuˈbʁiːk]
The verdict
“Rubrik” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #13,224 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #13,224
- frequency rank, German
- 6
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Abschnitt, Kategorie, in die man etwas einteilt
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Rubrik |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ʁuˈbʁiːk] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #13,224 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Rubrik” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Rubrik is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ʁuˈbʁiːk]. Corpus data places it at rank #13,224 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Rubrik, with forms such as "rburik", "rrubrik", and "rubbrik". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Rubriken", "Rubin", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Rubrik, spelled R-U-B-R-I-K.
Definition
- 1Abschnitt, Kategorie, in die man etwas einteilt
- 2feststehende Überschriften in einer Tageszeitung
- 3ein mit einem roten Buchstaben beginnender Abschnitt in einer Handschrift
- 4die in liturgischen Büchern meist rot gedruckten Vorschriften für die liturgischen Handlungen
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: rburik,rrubrik,rubbrik,rubirk,rubrikk,rubrki,rubrrik,rurbik,urbrik
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Rubrik - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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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Using “Rubrik”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is R-U-B-R-I-K - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ʁuˈbʁiːk] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Rubriken” - see the side-by-side comparison. Rubrik vs Rubriken
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.