Rudiment
[ˌʁudiˈmɛnt]
The verdict
“Rudiment” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Rest, Überbleibsel früherer Zeiten
Corpus desk
Index DE-rudiment · Rudiment · German
Rudiment · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Rudiment |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˌʁudiˈmɛnt] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Rudiment“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Rudiment is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌʁudiˈmɛnt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
Rudiment doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Rudiment, spelled R-U-D-I-M-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1Rest, Überbleibsel früherer Zeiten
- 2kleiner Teil von etwas, Bruchstück
- 3funktionslos gewordenes und / oder verkümmertes Organ
- 4grundlegender Begriff
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Rudiment appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das Wort „Kegel“ in der Redewendung „Kind und Kegel“ ist ein Rudiment des Mittelhochdeutschen, wo es „uneheliches Kind“ bedeutete.
Wegen des Lärms konnte man nur Rudimente des Spiels verstehen.
Synonyms
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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.