Rundfunkgebühr

[ˈʁʊntfʊŋkɡəˌbyːɐ̯]

/[ˈʁʊntfʊŋkɡəˌbyːɐ̯]/ noun

The verdict

“Rundfunkgebühr” is uncommon German (frequency #93,510 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,510
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Beitrag, den man für die Nutzung des öffentlich-rechtlichen Rundfunks entrichten muss

Corpus desk

Index DE-rundfunkgebuhr · Rundfunkgebühr · German

Rundfunkgebühr · rank #93,510 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #93,510
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH rumpelt

Nearest frequency peer: rumpelt (-2 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Rundfunkgebühr“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Rundfunkgebühr“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Rundfunkgebühr
PropertyValue
HeadwordRundfunkgebühr
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʁʊntfʊŋkɡəˌbyːɐ̯]
Letters14
Frequency rank#93,510
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Rundfunkgebühr“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Rundfunkgebührfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „rumpelt“ (#93,508), „räuspert“ (#93,512), „rumort“ (#93,507). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Rundfunkgebühr“ bei #93,510. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Rundfunkgebühr is uncommon German at frequency #93,510 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁʊntfʊŋkɡəˌbyːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Beitrag, den man für die Nutzung des öffentlich-rechtlichen Rundfunks entrichten muss".

Rundfunkgebühr has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Rundfunkgebühr, spelled R-U-N-D-F-U-N-K-G-E-B-Ü-H-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Beitrag, den man für die Nutzung des öffentlich-rechtlichen Rundfunks entrichten muss

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Rundfunkgebühr appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Die Länder können die Rundfunkgebühr nicht selbst festsetzen oder diese für alle Zeit bei 17.98 Euro festschreiben.“
  2. In der Schweiz ist die Initiative über die Abschaffung der Rundfunkgebühren gescheitert.

Synonyms

Rundfunkabgabe

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 "Rundfunkgebühr"?
"Rundfunkgebühr" is spelled R-U-N-D-F-U-N-K-G-E-B-Ü-H-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁʊntfʊŋkɡəˌbyːɐ̯].
What does "Rundfunkgebühr" mean?
As a noun, "Rundfunkgebühr" means: Beitrag, den man für die Nutzung des öffentlich-rechtlichen Rundfunks entrichten muss
How do you pronounce "Rundfunkgebühr"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Rundfunkgebühr" is [ˈʁʊntfʊŋkɡəˌbyːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Rundfunkgebühr" come from?
"Rundfunkgebühr" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Rundfunkgebühr", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list