Rüsselsheim
[ˈʁʏsl̩sˌhaɪ̯m]
The verdict
“Rüsselsheim” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #27,033. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #27,033
- frequency rank, German
- 42,116
- “R” headwords
- 16
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Stadt am Main, zwischen Mainz und Frankfurt, in Hessen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Rüsselsheim |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [ˈʁʏsl̩sˌhaɪ̯m] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #27,033 |
| Misspellings tracked | 16 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Rüsselsheim” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 16 spelling variants around Rüsselsheim (IPA [ˈʁʏsl̩sˌhaɪ̯m]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #27,033 among 42,116 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Stadt am Main, zwischen Mainz und Frankfurt, in Hessen".
Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for Rüsselsheim, with forms such as "rrüsselsheim", "rsüselsheim", and "rüselsheim". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Rüsselsheim, spelled R-Ü-S-S-E-L-S-H-E-I-M.
Definition
- 1Stadt am Main, zwischen Mainz und Frankfurt, in Hessen
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: rrüsselsheim,rsüselsheim,rüselsheim,rüseslsheim,rüsselhseim,rüssellsheim,rüsselsehim,rüsselsheimm,rüsselshemi,rüsselshheim,rüsselshiem,rüsselssheim,rüsseslheim,rüsslesheim,rüßelsheim,ürsselsheim
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Rüsselsheim - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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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Using “Rüsselsheim”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is R-Ü-S-S-E-L-S-H-E-I-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʁʏsl̩sˌhaɪ̯m] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.