rugby

[rʌɡbi]

/[rʌɡbi]/ noun

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The verdict

“rugby” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #20,720. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,720
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ballspiel zweier Mannschaften mit jeweils dreizehn oder fünfzehn Spielern, die den ovalen Ball tragen und treten dürfen

Corpus desk

Index DE-rugby · rugby · German

rugby · rank #20,720 · 8 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,720
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH rudern

Nearest frequency peer: rudern (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „rugby“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „rugby“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

rugby vs Rüge
20% similar
rugby vs rügen
40% similar
rugby vs RUB
0% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for rugby
PropertyValue
Headwordrugby
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[rʌɡbi]
Letters5
Frequency rank#20,720
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „rugby“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).rugbyliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „rudern“ (#20,719), „Rindfleisch“ (#20,718), „rutschte“ (#20,722). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „rugby“ bei #20,720. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around rugby (IPA [rʌɡbi]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #20,720 among 2,984 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Ballspiel zweier Mannschaften mit jeweils dreizehn oder fünfzehn Spielern, die den ovalen Ball tragen und treten dürfen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for rugby, with forms such as "rguby", "rrugby", and "rubgy". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "Rüge", "rügen", "RUB", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is rugby, spelled R-U-G-B-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ballspiel zweier Mannschaften mit jeweils dreizehn oder fünfzehn Spielern, die den ovalen Ball tragen und treten dürfen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • rguby
  • rrugby
  • rubgy
  • rugbby
  • rugbyy
  • ruggby
  • rugyb
  • urgby

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of rugby - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

rguby2rrugby1rubgy2rugbby1rugbyy1ruggby1rugyb2urgby2
Edit distance from "rugby"

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 "rugby"?
"rugby" is spelled R-U-G-B-Y. The IPA pronunciation is [rʌɡbi].
What does "rugby" mean?
As a noun, "rugby" means: Ballspiel zweier Mannschaften mit jeweils dreizehn oder fünfzehn Spielern, die den ovalen Ball tragen und treten dürfen
What words are commonly confused with "rugby"?
"rugby" is commonly confused with "Rüge", "rügen", "RUB". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "rugby"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rugby" is [rʌɡbi]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rugby" come from?
"rugby" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Salem#20,725Molly#20,672Mekka#20,665Mamas#20,662

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

reinem8 variantsPlauen8 variantsneuste8 variantsNaumann8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list