rührig
[ˈʁyːʁɪç]
The verdict
“rührig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - geschäftig, von Unternehmergeist besessen
Corpus desk
Index DE-ruhrig · rührig · German
rührig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "R" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | rührig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈʁyːʁɪç] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „rührig“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
rührig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʁyːʁɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "geschäftig, von Unternehmergeist besessen".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for rührig, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is rührig, spelled R-Ü-H-R-I-G.
Definition
- 1geschäftig, von Unternehmergeist besessen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how rührig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Etwa drei Stunden vor dem täglichen Tiefststand des Mondes unter dem Horizont ist der Regenwurm am aktivsten, besonders rührig tunnelt er bei Voll- und Neumond durch die Erde.
1991, zwei Jahre nach der samtenen Revolution, ist das Museum eingerichtet worden, zunächst getragen von einem rührigen privaten Verein.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.