Rührung

[ˈʁyːʁʊŋ]

/[ˈʁyːʁʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Rührung” is an uncommon German word, ranked #59,131 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#59,131
frequency rank, German
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ergriffenheit; die Emotion, gerührt zu sein

Key facts for Rührung
PropertyValue
HeadwordRührung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʁyːʁʊŋ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#59,131
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Rührung” 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). Rührung 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 Rührung is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʁyːʁʊŋ]. Corpus data places it at rank #59,131 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Ergriffenheit; die Emotion, gerührt zu sein".

No misspelling variants are generated for Rührung in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Rührung, spelled R-Ü-H-R-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ergriffenheit; die Emotion, gerührt zu sein

Synonyms

Ergriffenheit

Antonyms

Abgeklärtheit

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 "Rührung"?
"Rührung" is spelled R-Ü-H-R-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁyːʁʊŋ].
What does "Rührung" mean?
As a noun, "Rührung" means: Ergriffenheit; die Emotion, gerührt zu sein
How do you pronounce "Rührung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Rührung" is [ˈʁyːʁʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Rührung" come from?
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Using “Rührung”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is R-Ü-H-R-U-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʁyːʁʊŋ] (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