ruckeln
[ˈʁʊkl̩n]
The verdict
“ruckeln” is uncommon German (frequency #69,641 among 42,116 “R” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #69,641
- frequency rank, German
- 42,116
- “R” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - sich in heftigen, abgehackten Bewegungen meist hin- und herbewegen oder wackeln
Corpus desk
Index DE-ruckeln · ruckeln · German
ruckeln · rank #69,641 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #69,641
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 42,116
- PHOTO-FINISH Rückblicke
Nearest frequency peer: Rückblicke (+1 rank slots)
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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “ruckeln”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Roadshow
Roadshow
30,365 corpus weight
- rosafarbenen
rosafarbenen
30,364 corpus weight
- ruckeln
ruckeln
30,360 corpus weight
- Rückblicke
Rückblicke
30,359 corpus weight
- rücksichtsl…
rücksichtsloser
30,358 corpus weight
- sachdienlic…
sachdienliche
30,356 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “ruckeln” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ruckeln |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈʁʊkl̩n] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #69,641 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ruckeln” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
ruckeln is uncommon German at frequency #69,641 among 42,116 “R” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʁʊkl̩n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for ruckeln, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is ruckeln, spelled R-U-C-K-E-L-N.
Definition
- 1sich in heftigen, abgehackten Bewegungen meist hin- und herbewegen oder wackeln
- 2mit kurzen Unterbrechungen angezeigt werden; nicht flüssig dargestellt werden
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "ruckeln", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.