rücke
[ˈʁʏkə]
The verdict
“rücke” is uncommon German (frequency #64,661 among 42,116 “R” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #64,661
- frequency rank, German
- 42,116
- “R” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs rücken
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | rücke |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈʁʏkə] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #64,661 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “rücke” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
rücke is uncommon German at frequency #64,661 among 42,116 “R” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʁʏkə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for rücke, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 rücke, spelled R-Ü-C-K-E.
Definition
- 11. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs rücken
- 21. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs rücken
- 33. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs rücken
- 42. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs rücken
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 “rücke”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is R-Ü-C-K-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʁʏkə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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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.