Runkel

[ˈʁʊŋkl̩]

/[ˈʁʊŋkl̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Runkel” is uncommon German (frequency #50,845 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,845
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - die Runkelrübe

Corpus desk

Index DE-runkel · Runkel · German

Runkel · rank #50,845 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,845
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH rundlich

Nearest frequency peer: rundlich (-1 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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Runkel”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Runkel” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 2, 2026
Key facts for Runkel
PropertyValue
HeadwordRunkel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʁʊŋkl̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#50,845
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Runkel” 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). Runkel 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

Runkel is uncommon German at frequency #50,845 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁʊŋkl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die Runkelrübe".

No misspelling variants are generated for Runkel in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Runkel, spelled R-U-N-K-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Runkelrübe

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Futterrüben oder auch Runkeln genannt sind als leicht lagerfähiges Saftfutter hauptsächlich für Rindvieh lange sehr verbreitet gewesen, allerdings hat der Mais in den letzten Jahrzehnten den Runkeln den Rang abgelaufen.
  2. Die Ernte der Runkeln erfolgt meist Ende Oktober bevor Nachtfröste kommen.

Synonyms

RübeFutterrübeRunkelrübeDickrübe

This word in other languages

mangel-wurzel(English)remolacha(Español)betterave fourragère(Français)

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Runkel"?
"Runkel" is spelled R-U-N-K-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁʊŋkl̩].
What does "Runkel" mean?
As a noun, "Runkel" means: die Runkelrübe
How do you pronounce "Runkel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Runkel" is [ˈʁʊŋkl̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Runkel" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Rochen#50,840Racker#50,817pöbeln#50,813spreng#50,899

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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