ruchlos
[ˈʁuːxˌloːs]
The verdict
“ruchlos” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - ohne Skrupel, niederträchtig
Corpus desk
Index DE-ruchlos · ruchlos · German
ruchlos · 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 | ruchlos |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈʁuːxˌloːs] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „ruchlos“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
ruchlos is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʁuːxˌloːs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ohne Skrupel, niederträchtig".
No misspelling variants are generated for ruchlos in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
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 ruchlos, spelled R-U-C-H-L-O-S.
Definition
- 1ohne Skrupel, niederträchtig
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ruchlos appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Für den friedlichen Widerstand gegen einen Präsidenten, der seine Macht sogar für eine nur kurze Zeit so ruchlos absichern will, gibt es nur wenige Rezepte.“
„Rochus Mang aber ist scheußlich von Gestalt und ruchlos an Sitten.“
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.