Rührkuchen
German, noun/ˈʁyːɐ̯ˌkuːxn̩/
Rührkuchen is spelled R-Ü-H-R-K-U-C-H-E-N (10 letters) and appears about once in every 14 million words in written German, the 211,221st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Rührkuchen is a German masculine noun meaning “fruitcake, teacake (sponge cake with dried fruit and nuts)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Kuchen aus einem angerührten, nicht gekneteten Teig (Rührteig), der in einer Form gebacken wird”.
What does Rührkuchen mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinefruitcake, teacake (sponge cake with dried fruit and nuts)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Kuchen aus einem angerührten, nicht gekneteten Teig (Rührteig), der in einer Form gebacken wird
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Rührkuchen
- Rührkuchens genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Rührkuchen?
- /ˈʁyːɐ̯ˌkuːxn̩/
- [ˈʁyːɐ̯ˌkuːxn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Rührkuchen
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Rührkuchen in German?
Rührkuchen appears about once in every 14 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).