ruppig

[ˈʁʊpɪç]

/[ˈʁʊpɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“ruppig” is uncommon German (frequency #73,956 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,956
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich grob, unfreundlich verhaltend

Corpus desk

Index DE-ruppig · ruppig · German

ruppig · rank #73,956 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,956
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Rundblick

Nearest frequency peer: Rundblick (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „ruppig“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ruppig
PropertyValue
Headwordruppig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʁʊpɪç]
Letters6
Frequency rank#73,956
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „ruppig“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Rundblick“ (#73,955), „Röthenbach“ (#73,958), „Routern“ (#73,952). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „ruppig“ bei #73,956. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ruppig is uncommon German at frequency #73,956 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʁʊpɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sich grob, unfreundlich verhaltend".

ruppig doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is ruppig, spelled R-U-P-P-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    sich grob, unfreundlich verhaltend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Er hat einen wahrhaft ruppigen Ton an sich.
  2. „Der heute Abend zum ruppigen Gesellen gewordene junge Mann war ein lustiger Bursche, dem diese Rolle wie auf den Leib geschrieben war.“

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 "ruppig"?
"ruppig" is spelled R-U-P-P-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁʊpɪç].
What does "ruppig" mean?
As an adjective, "ruppig" means: sich grob, unfreundlich verhaltend
How do you pronounce "ruppig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ruppig" is [ˈʁʊpɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ruppig" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list