Rücktritt

[ˈʁʏkˌtʁɪt]

/[ˈʁʏkˌtʁɪt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Rücktritt” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #4,929. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,929
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ausscheiden aus einem Amt oder Dienst

Corpus desk

Index DE-rucktritt · Rücktritt · German

Rücktritt · rank #4,929 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,929
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Rostock

Nearest frequency peer: Rostock (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Rücktritt“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Rücktritt“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Rücktritt
PropertyValue
HeadwordRücktritt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʁʏkˌtʁɪt]
Letters9
Frequency rank#4,929
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Rücktritt“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Rücktrittliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Rostock“ (#4,928), „Schlafzimmer“ (#4,930), „Rolf“ (#4,927). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Rücktritt“ bei #4,929. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around Rücktritt (IPA [ˈʁʏkˌtʁɪt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,929 among 2,984 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Rücktritt, with forms such as "rcüktritt", "rrücktritt", and "rüccktritt". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Rücktritt, spelled R-Ü-C-K-T-R-I-T-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ausscheiden aus einem Amt oder Dienst
  2. 2
    Erklärung, dass eine Vereinbarung nicht wahrgenommen wird
  3. 3
    Bremse (mit den Pedalen) beim Fahrrad

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Mir fiel der Rücktritt vom Amt schwer.
  2. „Von Rücktritt will er nichts wissen.“

Synonyms

Abtritt

This word in other languages

resignation(English)dimisión(Español)démission(Français)demissão(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • rcüktritt
  • rrücktritt
  • rüccktritt
  • rückktritt
  • rückrtitt
  • rücktirtt
  • rücktrit
  • rücktrritt
  • rücktrtit
  • rückttritt
  • rüctkritt
  • rükctritt
  • ürcktritt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Rücktritt - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

rcüktritt2rrücktritt1rüccktritt1rückktritt1rückrtitt2rücktirtt2rücktrit1rücktrritt1
Edit distance from "Rücktritt"

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 "Rücktritt"?
"Rücktritt" is spelled R-Ü-C-K-T-R-I-T-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁʏkˌtʁɪt].
What does "Rücktritt" mean?
As a noun, "Rücktritt" means: Ausscheiden aus einem Amt oder Dienst
What are common misspellings of "Rücktritt"?
Common misspellings include "rcüktritt", "rrücktritt", "rüccktritt", "rückktritt", "rückrtitt". The correct spelling is "Rücktritt".
How do you pronounce "Rücktritt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Rücktritt" is [ˈʁʏkˌtʁɪt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Rücktritt" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

schnellen#4,931Radfahrer#4,924Stadtteil#4,937niedriger#4,918

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

schönste13 variantsSpanisch13 variantsSymptome13 variantsAlbrecht13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list