Rudolf

/[ˈʁuːdɔlf]/ name

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#3,767

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

Rudolf is aGermanname. It means: männlicher Vorname Pronounced [ˈʁuːdɔlf]. It ranks #3,767 in German word frequency. Often confused with Rolf and Rudel.

Key facts for Rudolf
PropertyValue
HeadwordRudolf
LanguageGerman
Part of speechName
IPA[ˈʁuːdɔlf]
Letters6
Frequency rank#3,767
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Rudolf in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Rudolf is 6 letters long, classified as aname, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʁuːdɔlf]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,767 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "männlicher Vorname".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Rudolf, with forms such as "rduolf", "rrudolf", and "ruddolf". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Rolf", "Rudel", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Rudolf, spelled R-U-D-O-L-F, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    männlicher Vorname

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: rduolf,rrudolf,ruddolf,rudlof,rudofl,rudolff,rudollf,ruodlf,urdolf

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Rudolf

Misspelling Variants of "Rudolf"

rduolf6rrudolf7ruddolf7rudlof6rudofl6rudolff7rudollf7ruodlf6
Misspelling Variants of "Rudolf"

Frequency rank: #3,767 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Rudolf"?
"Rudolf" is spelled R-U-D-O-L-F. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁuːdɔlf].
What does "Rudolf" mean?
As a name, "Rudolf" means: männlicher Vorname
What words are commonly confused with "Rudolf"?
"Rudolf" is commonly confused with "Rolf", "Rudel". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Rudolf"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Rudolf" is [ˈʁuːdɔlf]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Rudolf" come from?
"Rudolf" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.