Rücklehne
[ˈʁʏkˌleːnə]
The verdict
“Rücklehne” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
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-rucklehne · Rücklehne · German
Rücklehne · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Rücklehne |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʁʏkˌleːnə] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Rücklehne“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Rücklehne is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁʏkˌleːnə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "rückwärtige erhöhte Fläche eines Stuhles, Sessels oder von Ähnlichem, die zum Anlehnen dient".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Rücklehne in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Rücklehne, spelled R-Ü-C-K-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 Rücklehne appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Macomber saß vornübergebeugt und sprach mit Wilson, der halb umgedreht saß und über die Rücklehne der Vordersitzes sprach.“
„Seine Tochter tat einige daunengefüllte Kattunkissen auf den Sitz und vor die Rücklehne.“
Synonyms
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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.