Rückenleiden
[ˈʁʏkn̩ˌlaɪ̯dn̩]
The verdict
“Rückenleiden” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - gravierende gesundheitliche Probleme mit dem Rücken
Corpus desk
Index DE-ruckenleiden · Rückenleiden · German
Rückenleiden · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "R" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Rückenleiden |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʁʏkn̩ˌlaɪ̯dn̩] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Rückenleiden“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Rückenleiden is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁʏkn̩ˌlaɪ̯dn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "gravierende gesundheitliche Probleme mit dem Rücken".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Rückenleiden, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Rückenleiden, spelled R-Ü-C-K-E-N-L-E-I-D-E-N.
Definition
- 1gravierende gesundheitliche Probleme mit dem Rücken
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Rückenleiden appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Einige Wochen zuvor war sein Rückenleiden wieder akut geworden, und nun nahm er alle drei, vier Stunden das Opioid Percodan, zusammen mit einem ganzen Medikamentencocktail, darunter auch das Relaxans Robaxin.“
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.