Ruhezeit

[ˈʁuːəˌt͡saɪ̯t]

/[ˈʁuːəˌt͡saɪ̯t]/ noun

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The verdict

“Ruhezeit” is an uncommon German word, ranked #54,037 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#54,037
frequency rank, German
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Zeit, in der geruht und nicht gearbeitet wird

Key facts for Ruhezeit
PropertyValue
HeadwordRuhezeit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʁuːəˌt͡saɪ̯t]
Letters8
Frequency rank#54,037
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Ruhezeit” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Ruhezeit lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Ruhezeit is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʁuːəˌt͡saɪ̯t]. Corpus data places it at rank #54,037 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Zeit, in der geruht und nicht gearbeitet wird".

Ruhezeit has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No borrowing history is documented 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 Ruhezeit, spelled R-U-H-E-Z-E-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Zeit, in der geruht und nicht gearbeitet wird

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 "Ruhezeit"?
"Ruhezeit" is spelled R-U-H-E-Z-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁuːəˌt͡saɪ̯t].
What does "Ruhezeit" mean?
As a noun, "Ruhezeit" means: Zeit, in der geruht und nicht gearbeitet wird
How do you pronounce "Ruhezeit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ruhezeit" is [ˈʁuːəˌt͡saɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ruhezeit" come from?
"Ruhezeit" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “Ruhezeit”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is R-U-H-E-Z-E-I-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʁuːəˌt͡saɪ̯t] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list