Rücklicht

[ˈʁʏkˌlɪçt]

/[ˈʁʏkˌlɪçt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Rücklicht” is uncommon German (frequency #63,718 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,718
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - an Fahrzeugen angebrachte Beleuchtung an der Rückseite

Corpus desk

Index DE-rucklicht · Rücklicht · German

Rücklicht · rank #63,718 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #63,718
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Rösrath

Nearest frequency peer: Rösrath (-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 „Rücklicht“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Rücklicht“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Rücklicht
PropertyValue
HeadwordRücklicht
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʁʏkˌlɪçt]
Letters9
Frequency rank#63,718
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Rücklicht“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Rücklichtfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Rösrath“ (#63,717), „Rücksichtslosigkeit“ (#63,719), „Röntgenaufnahmen“ (#63,716). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Rücklicht“ bei #63,718. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Rücklicht is uncommon German at frequency #63,718 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁʏkˌlɪçt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "an Fahrzeugen angebrachte Beleuchtung an der Rückseite".

No misspelling variants are generated for Rücklicht in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Rücklicht, spelled R-Ü-C-K-L-I-C-H-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    an Fahrzeugen angebrachte Beleuchtung an der Rückseite

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Rücklicht appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Eines der Rücklichter an deinem Wagen leuchtet nicht mehr, du musst es reparieren.
  2. „Es ist noch früh und noch dunkel; die Rücklichter der vorausfahrenden Autos spiegeln sich zitternd auf dem nassen Asphalt.“

Synonyms

RückleuchteSchlusslicht

This word in other languages

luz traseira(Português)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Rücklicht"?
"Rücklicht" is spelled R-Ü-C-K-L-I-C-H-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁʏkˌlɪçt].
What does "Rücklicht" mean?
As a noun, "Rücklicht" means: an Fahrzeugen angebrachte Beleuchtung an der Rückseite
How do you pronounce "Rücklicht"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Rücklicht" is [ˈʁʏkˌlɪçt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Rücklicht" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Rücklicht", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list