ruckelig
German, adjective[ˈʁʊkəlɪç]
ruckelig is spelled R-U-C-K-E-L-I-G (8 letters) and appears about once in every 28 million words in written German, the 309,493rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ruckelig is a German adjective meaning “jerky (not moving smoothly)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “mit Störungen (mit unterbrechenden Rucken) im gleichmäßigen Verlauf”.
What does ruckelig mean in English?
adjective
- 1
jerky (not moving smoothly)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. mit Störungen (mit unterbrechenden Rucken) im gleichmäßigen Verlauf
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 ruckelig
- ruckeliger masculine nominative singular
- am ruckeligsten superlative
- rucklig variant
- ruckelige positive nominative strong
- ruckeliges positive nominative strong
- ruckeligen positive genitive strong
- ruckeligem positive dative strong
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ruckelig?
- [ˈʁʊkəlɪç]
- [ˈʁʊkəlɪk]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is ruckelig in German?
ruckelig appears about once in every 28 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).