Rüsselkäfer
[ˈʁʏsl̩ˌkɛːfɐ]
The verdict
“Rüsselkäfer” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Käfer mit einem Rüssel als charakteristisches Merkmal
Corpus desk
Index DE-russelkafer · Rüsselkäfer · German
Rüsselkäfer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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 | Rüsselkäfer |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʁʏsl̩ˌkɛːfɐ] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Rüsselkäfer“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Rüsselkäfer is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁʏsl̩ˌkɛːfɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Käfer mit einem Rüssel als charakteristisches Merkmal".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Rüsselkäfer, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Rüsselkäfer, spelled R-Ü-S-S-E-L-K-Ä-F-E-R.
Definition
- 1Käfer mit einem Rüssel als charakteristisches Merkmal
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Rüsselkäfer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Eine derartige Invasion der Rüsselkäfer bedeutete erhebliche Einbußen für die Weinbauern.“
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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.