ruhend

[ˈʁuːənt]

/[ˈʁuːənt]/ verb

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The verdict

“ruhend” is uncommon German (frequency #78,482 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,482
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Partizip Präsens des Verbs ruhen

Corpus desk

Index DE-ruhend · ruhend · German

ruhend · rank #78,482 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,482
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Rufnummern

Nearest frequency peer: Rufnummern (-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 „ruhend“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ruhend
PropertyValue
Headwordruhend
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʁuːənt]
Letters6
Frequency rank#78,482
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „ruhend“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.ruhendfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Rufnummern“ (#78,481), „Rundfahrten“ (#78,483), „Rouladen“ (#78,480). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „ruhend“ bei #78,482. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ruhend is uncommon German at frequency #78,482 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʁuːənt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Partizip Präsens des Verbs ruhen".

No misspelling variants are generated for ruhend in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is ruhend, spelled R-U-H-E-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partizip Präsens des Verbs ruhen

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 "ruhend"?
"ruhend" is spelled R-U-H-E-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁuːənt].
What does "ruhend" mean?
As a verb, "ruhend" means: Partizip Präsens des Verbs ruhen
How do you pronounce "ruhend"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ruhend" is [ˈʁuːənt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

rostig#78,479Rekrut#78,462rattle#78,442quatre#78,433

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list