Ruder
[ˈʁuːdɐ]
The verdict
“Ruder” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #10,353. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #10,353
- frequency rank, German
- 2,984
- “R” headwords
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - unten blattförmig erweiterte Stange zum Fortbewegen eines Bootes
Corpus desk
Index DE-ruder · Ruder · German
Ruder · rank #10,353 · 7 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-MID #10,353
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 7 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,984
- PHOTO-FINISH riskieren
Nearest frequency peer: riskieren (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Ruder”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Redner
Redner
89,651 corpus weight
- Rhetorik
Rhetorik
89,650 corpus weight
- riskieren
riskieren
89,649 corpus weight
- Ruder
Ruder
89,648 corpus weight
- Sachverhalt
Sachverhalt
89,647 corpus weight
- Sattel
Sattel
89,646 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Ruder” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Ruder |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʁuːdɐ] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #10,353 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Ruder” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 7 spelling variants around Ruder (IPA [ˈʁuːdɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #10,353 among 2,984 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Ruder, with forms such as "rduer", "rruder", and "rudder". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "rue", "Ruhe", "rufe", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Ruder, spelled R-U-D-E-R.
Definition
- 1unten blattförmig erweiterte Stange zum Fortbewegen eines Bootes
- 2Vorrichtung, um ein Schiff oder Flugzeug zu steuern
- 3die Füße der Schwimmvögel
- 4bestimmende Einflussmöglichkeit
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Ruder appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Leider hatten sie ein Ruder verloren und waren daher nicht mehr konkurrenzfähig.
„Ich verließ Korfu bei Einbruch der Nacht und kam am frühen Morgen in Otranto an, ohne daß meine Ruderer auch nur einmal ihre Ruder eintauchten.“
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- rduer
- rruder
- rudder
- ruderr
- rudre
- ruedr
- urder
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Ruder - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Ruder", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
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- "Ruder" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "rue". View pair
- 7 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #10,353 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more German words in the "R" letter cohort. R–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.