Rudolf
[ˈʁuːdɔlf]
The verdict
“Rudolf” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #3,767 in German word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #3,767
- frequency rank, German
- 6
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - männlicher Vorname
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 | Rudolf |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [ˈʁuːdɔlf] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #3,767 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Rudolf” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Rudolf is 6 letters long, classified as a proper noun, 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", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
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 Rudolf, spelled R-U-D-O-L-F.
Definition
- 1männlicher Vorname
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: rduolf,rrudolf,ruddolf,rudlof,rudofl,rudolff,rudollf,ruodlf,urdolf
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Rudolf - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “Rudolf”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is R-U-D-O-L-F - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʁuːdɔlf] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Rolf” - see the side-by-side comparison. Rudolf vs Rolf
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.