rufst

/[ʁuːfst]/ verb

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#33,787

in German word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

18

similar word pairs

rufst is aGermanverb. It means: 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs rufen Pronounced [ʁuːfst]. Often confused with Rus and ruft.

Key facts for rufst
PropertyValue
Headwordrufst
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ʁuːfst]
Letters5
Frequency rank#33,787
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for rufst is 5 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ʁuːfst]. Corpus data places it at rank #33,787 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs rufen".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for rufst, with forms such as "rrufst", "ruffst", and "rufsst". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 18 confusable-pair relationships, "Rus", "ruft", "ruht", and more, 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 rufst, spelled R-U-F-S-T, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs rufen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: rrufst,ruffst,rufsst,rufstt,rufts,rusft,urfst

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for rufst

Misspelling Variants of "rufst"

rrufst6ruffst6rufsst6rufstt6rufts5rusft5urfst5
Misspelling Variants of "rufst"

Frequency rank: #33,787 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "rufst"?
"rufst" is spelled R-U-F-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁuːfst].
What does "rufst" mean?
As a verb, "rufst" means: 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs rufen
What words are commonly confused with "rufst"?
"rufst" is commonly confused with "Rus", "ruft", "ruht". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "rufst"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rufst" is [ʁuːfst]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rufst" come from?
"rufst" 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. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.