rüde

[ˈʁyːdə]

/[ˈʁyːdə]/ adj

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The verdict

“rüde” has 5 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #31,254. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,254
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich grob verhaltend

Corpus desk

Index DE-rude · rüde · German

rüde · rank #31,254 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,254
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Rückkehrer

Nearest frequency peer: Rückkehrer (-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 „rüde“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

rüde vs Rum
0% similar
rüde vs Ruf
0% similar
rüde vs run
25% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for rüde
PropertyValue
Headwordrüde
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʁyːdə]
Letters4
Frequency rank#31,254
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „rüde“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.rüdeliegt 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: „Rückkehrer“ (#31,253), „Rüben“ (#31,252), „Sachverstand“ (#31,256). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „rüde“ bei #31,254. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around rüde (IPA [ˈʁyːdə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #31,254 among 2,984 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "sich grob verhaltend".

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for rüde, with forms such as "rdüe", "rrüde", and "rüdde". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Rum", "Ruf", "run", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is rüde, spelled R-Ü-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    sich grob verhaltend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der rüde Rüde war räudig.
  2. Er hat sich gegenüber seinen Kollegen sehr rüde verhalten.

Synonyms

grobroh

This word in other languages

rude(English)rudo(Español)grossier(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • rdüe
  • rrüde
  • rüdde
  • rüed
  • ürde

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of rüde - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

rdüe2rrüde1rüdde1rüed2ürde2
Edit distance from "rüde"

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 "rüde"?
"rüde" is spelled R-Ü-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁyːdə].
What does "rüde" mean?
As an adjective, "rüde" means: sich grob verhaltend
What words are commonly confused with "rüde"?
"rüde" is commonly confused with "Rum", "Ruf", "run". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "rüde"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rüde" is [ˈʁyːdə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rüde" come from?
"rüde" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

robe#31,244shin#31,269rail#31,232Puck#31,226

Similar misspelling depth

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

Quell5 variantsPfau5 variantsTrapp5 variantsNemo5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list