ruckartig
German, adjective[ˈʁʊkʔaːɐ̯tɪç]
ruckartig is spelled R-U-C-K-A-R-T-I-G (9 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written German, the 76,606th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ruckartig is a German adjective meaning “with a jerk” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “unregelmäßig und sprunghaft”.
What does ruckartig mean in English?
adjective
- 1
with a jerk
- 2
sudden
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. unregelmäßig und sprunghaft 2. mit einer kurzen, plötzlichen Bewegung
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of ruckartig
- ruckartiger masculine nominative singular
- am ruckartigsten superlative
- ruckartige feminine nominative singular
- ruckartiges neuter nominative singular
- ruckartigen genitive masculine singular
- ruckartigem dative masculine singular
- der ruckartige definite includes-article masculine
- die ruckartige definite feminine includes-article
- das ruckartige definite includes-article neuter
- die ruckartigen definite includes-article nominative
- des ruckartigen definite genitive includes-article
- der ruckartigen definite feminine genitive
- dem ruckartigen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ruckartig?
- [ˈʁʊkʔaːɐ̯tɪç]
- [ˈʁʊkʔaːɐ̯tɪk]
- [ˈʁʊkˌaːɐ̯tɪç]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is ruckartig in German?
ruckartig appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).