Rufmord

[ˈʁuːfˌmɔʁt]

/[ˈʁuːfˌmɔʁt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Rufmord” is an uncommon German word, ranked #55,668 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#55,668
frequency rank, German
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - schwere üble Nachrede, die das Ansehen einer Person nachhaltig beschädigen kann

Key facts for Rufmord
PropertyValue
HeadwordRufmord
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʁuːfˌmɔʁt]
Letters7
Frequency rank#55,668
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Rufmord” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Rufmord lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Rufmord is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʁuːfˌmɔʁt]. Corpus data places it at rank #55,668 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "schwere üble Nachrede, die das Ansehen einer Person nachhaltig beschädigen kann".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Rufmord, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Rufmord, spelled R-U-F-M-O-R-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    schwere üble Nachrede, die das Ansehen einer Person nachhaltig beschädigen kann

This word in other languages

calumny(English)difamación(Español)diffamation(Français)

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 "Rufmord"?
"Rufmord" is spelled R-U-F-M-O-R-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁuːfˌmɔʁt].
What does "Rufmord" mean?
As a noun, "Rufmord" means: schwere üble Nachrede, die das Ansehen einer Person nachhaltig beschädigen kann
How do you pronounce "Rufmord"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Rufmord" is [ˈʁuːfˌmɔʁt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Rufmord" come from?
"Rufmord" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “Rufmord”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is R-U-F-M-O-R-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʁuːfˌmɔʁt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list