Rudergänger
[ˈʁuːdɐˌɡɛŋɐ]
The verdict
“Rudergänger” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person, die das Ruder des Schiffes (Steuer) auf Anweisung eines Vorgesetzten bedient
Corpus desk
Index DE-ruderganger · Rudergänger · German
Rudergänger · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "R" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Rudergänger |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʁuːdɐˌɡɛŋɐ] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Rudergänger“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Rudergänger is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁuːdɐˌɡɛŋɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Person, die das Ruder des Schiffes (Steuer) auf Anweisung eines Vorgesetzten bedient".
No misspelling variants are generated for Rudergänger in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Rudergänger, spelled R-U-D-E-R-G-Ä-N-G-E-R.
Definition
- 1Person, die das Ruder des Schiffes (Steuer) auf Anweisung eines Vorgesetzten bedient
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Rudergänger appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Er nannte unserem Rudergänger mit lauter klarer Stimme den Kurs und befahl: »Langsam voraus!«.“
„Eine Stunde später machte der Rudergänger backbord voraus in einer Entfernung von sechs Seemeilen ein anderes Schiff aus, das westlichen Kurs steuerte, ihnen also in etwa entgegenkam.“
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.