Rufmord

[ˈʁuːfˌmɔʁt]

/[ˈʁuːfˌmɔʁt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Rufmord” is uncommon German (frequency #55,668 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,668
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - schwere üble Nachrede, die das Ansehen einer Person nachhaltig beschädigen kann

Corpus desk

Index DE-rufmord · Rufmord · German

Rufmord · rank #55,668 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,668
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH rucola

Nearest frequency peer: rucola (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Rufmord“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Rufmord“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Rufmord
PropertyValue
HeadwordRufmord
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʁuːfˌmɔʁt]
Letters7
Frequency rank#55,668
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Rufmord“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Rufmordfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „rucola“ (#55,667), „runtergehen“ (#55,669), „Routinen“ (#55,666). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Rufmord“ bei #55,668. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Rufmord is uncommon German at frequency #55,668 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁuːfˌmɔʁt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Rufmord appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Offen sprach er davon, eine Sanierung sei nicht möglich. Im Nachhinein wird der Manager froh sein können, wenn er nicht wegen versuchten Rufmords und Verleumdung von einem Quelle-Beschäftigten belangt wird.“
  2. „Wichtig war, dass er hier in dieser Limousine, die ihn aus dem Land bringen sollte, den Genossen die Geschehnisse der vergangenen Stunden im Detail darlegte, auch, um dem Rufmord durch Dollfuß vorzugreifen.“

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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Rufmord", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

räumten#55,670Romagna#55,662Reiters#55,651schwing#55,697

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list