Runkelrübe
[ˈʁʊŋkl̩ˌʁyːbə]
The verdict
“Runkelrübe” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Futterrübe zur Fütterung von Vieh, meist Rindern und Schafen
Corpus desk
Index DE-runkelrube · Runkelrübe · German
Runkelrübe · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "R" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Runkelrübe |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʁʊŋkl̩ˌʁyːbə] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Runkelrübe“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Runkelrübe is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁʊŋkl̩ˌʁyːbə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Futterrübe zur Fütterung von Vieh, meist Rindern und Schafen".
Runkelrübe doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Runkelrübe, spelled R-U-N-K-E-L-R-Ü-B-E.
Definition
- 1Futterrübe zur Fütterung von Vieh, meist Rindern und Schafen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Runkelrübe appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Bei der Verfütterung von eiweißreichem Gärfutter müssen wir wissen, daß es am besten genutzt wird, wenn wir gleichzeitig kohlehydrathaltige Futtermittel wie Trockenschnitzel oder Runkelrüben füttern.“
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.