Ruderboot

[ˈʁuːdɐˌboːt]

/[ˈʁuːdɐˌboːt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Ruderboot” is uncommon German (frequency #65,631 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,631
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein schmales Boot, das mit Rudern, Riemen oder Skulls fortbewegt und gesteuert wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-ruderboot · Ruderboot · German

Ruderboot · rank #65,631 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,631
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH ruderte

Nearest frequency peer: ruderte (+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 „Ruderboot“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Ruderboot
PropertyValue
HeadwordRuderboot
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʁuːdɐˌboːt]
Letters9
Frequency rank#65,631
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Ruderboot“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Ruderbootfällt 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: „ruderte“ (#65,632), „Robins“ (#65,629), „Rücksendung“ (#65,634). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Ruderboot“ bei #65,631. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Ruderboot is uncommon German at frequency #65,631 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁuːdɐˌboːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein schmales Boot, das mit Rudern, Riemen oder Skulls fortbewegt und gesteuert wird".

Ruderboot doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Ruderboot, spelled R-U-D-E-R-B-O-O-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein schmales Boot, das mit Rudern, Riemen oder Skulls fortbewegt und gesteuert wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Schwestern fuhren mit dem Ruderboot auf den See hinaus.
  2. Er vermietet Ruderboote an Touristen.

This word in other languages

rowboat(English)

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 "Ruderboot"?
"Ruderboot" is spelled R-U-D-E-R-B-O-O-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁuːdɐˌboːt].
What does "Ruderboot" mean?
As a noun, "Ruderboot" means: ein schmales Boot, das mit Rudern, Riemen oder Skulls fortbewegt und gesteuert wird
How do you pronounce "Ruderboot"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ruderboot" is [ˈʁuːdɐˌboːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ruderboot" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Saftladen#65,639reicheren#65,617schmerzte#65,656schwiegen#65,669

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list