Rückenlehne
[ˈʁʏkn̩ˌleːnə]
The verdict
“Rückenlehne” is uncommon German (frequency #64,662 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #64,662
- frequency rank, German
- 2,984
- “R” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - rückwärtige erhöhte Fläche eines Stuhles, Sessels oder von Ähnlichem, die zum Anlehnen dient
Corpus desk
Index DE-ruckenlehne · Rückenlehne · German
Rückenlehne · rank #64,662 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #64,662
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,984
- PHOTO-FINISH rücke
Nearest frequency peer: rücke (-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.
Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Rückenlehne“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Rädelsführer
Rädelsführer
35,341 corpus weight
- rücke
rücke
35,340 corpus weight
- Rückenlehne
Rückenlehne
35,339 corpus weight
- Rüstungsgüt…
Rüstungsgüter
35,338 corpus weight
- sachkundige
sachkundige
35,337 corpus weight
- sade
sade
35,336 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Rückenlehne“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Rückenlehne |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʁʏkn̩ˌleːnə] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #64,662 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Rückenlehne“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Rückenlehne is uncommon German at frequency #64,662 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁʏkn̩ˌleːnə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "rückwärtige erhöhte Fläche eines Stuhles, Sessels oder von Ähnlichem, die zum Anlehnen dient".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Rückenlehne, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Rückenlehne, spelled R-Ü-C-K-E-N-L-E-H-N-E.
Definition
- 1rückwärtige erhöhte Fläche eines Stuhles, Sessels oder von Ähnlichem, die zum Anlehnen dient
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Rückenlehne appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Ich fand einen Sitzplatz, wo sich die Rückenlehne kippen ließ, sodass ich schlafen konnte.“
„Die dritte ging durch die Rückenlehne des Beifahrersitzes und machte ein Loch in die Klappe des Handschuhfachs.“
Synonyms
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.
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