rülpsen

[ˈʁʏlpsn̩]

/[ˈʁʏlpsn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“rülpsen” is uncommon German (frequency #70,744 among 42,116 “R” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,744
frequency rank, German
42,116
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Luft aus dem Magen (oder der Speiseröhre) durch den Mund ausstoßen

Key facts for rülpsen
PropertyValue
Headwordrülpsen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʁʏlpsn̩]
Letters7
Frequency rank#70,744
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “rülpsen” 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). rülpsen lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

rülpsen is uncommon German at frequency #70,744 among 42,116 “R” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʁʏlpsn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Luft aus dem Magen (oder der Speiseröhre) durch den Mund ausstoßen".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for rülpsen, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is rülpsen, spelled R-Ü-L-P-S-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Luft aus dem Magen (oder der Speiseröhre) durch den Mund ausstoßen

Synonyms

aufstoßenbölkenein Bäuerchen macheneruktierenkoppen

This word in other languages

burp(English)eructar(Español)roter(Français)arrotar(Português)

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 "rülpsen"?
"rülpsen" is spelled R-Ü-L-P-S-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁʏlpsn̩].
What does "rülpsen" mean?
As a verb, "rülpsen" means: Luft aus dem Magen (oder der Speiseröhre) durch den Mund ausstoßen
How do you pronounce "rülpsen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rülpsen" is [ˈʁʏlpsn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rülpsen" come from?
"rülpsen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “rülpsen”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is R-Ü-L-P-S-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʁʏlpsn̩] (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

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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