ruhende

[ˈʁuːəndə]

/[ˈʁuːəndə]/ adj

The verdict

“ruhende” is uncommon German (frequency #56,487 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,487
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ruhend

Corpus desk

Index DE-ruhende · ruhende · German

ruhende · rank #56,487 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,487
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH rubber

Nearest frequency peer: rubber (-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 „ruhende“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ruhende
PropertyValue
Headwordruhende
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʁuːəndə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#56,487
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „ruhende“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „rubber“ (#56,486), „routiniert“ (#56,485), „Rundfunkgebühren“ (#56,489). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „ruhende“ bei #56,487. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ruhende is uncommon German at frequency #56,487 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʁuːəndə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for ruhende in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is ruhende, spelled R-U-H-E-N-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ruhend
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ruhend
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ruhend
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ruhend
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ruhend
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ruhend
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ruhend
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ruhend
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ruhend

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 "ruhende"?
"ruhende" is spelled R-U-H-E-N-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁuːəndə].
What does "ruhende" mean?
As an adjective, "ruhende" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ruhend
How do you pronounce "ruhende"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ruhende" is [ˈʁuːəndə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ruhende" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list