Rute

/[ˈʁuːtə]/ noun

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#37,750

in German word usage

Misspellings

4

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Rute is aGermannoun. It means: meist zusammengebundene lange, dünne und flexible Zweige (ohne Blätter), Gerte Pronounced [ˈʁuːtə]. Often confused with Ruth and re.

Key facts for Rute
PropertyValue
HeadwordRute
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʁuːtə]
Letters4
Frequency rank#37,750
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Rute in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Rute is 4 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʁuːtə]. Corpus data places it at rank #37,750 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 4 documented wrong-spelling variants for Rute, with forms such as "rrute", "ruet", and "rutte". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Ruth", "re", "Ru", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Rute, spelled R-U-T-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    meist zusammengebundene lange, dünne und flexible Zweige (ohne Blätter), Gerte
  2. 2
    altes Längenmaß, das in verschiedenen Bereichen unterschiedlich definiert ist
  3. 3
    Schwanz von Hunden oder Füchsen
  4. 4
    Schlagstock fürs Schlagzeugspiel
  5. 5
    Penis von Tieren

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: rrute,ruet,rutte,urte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Rute

Misspelling Variants of "Rute"

rrute5ruet4rutte5urte4
Misspelling Variants of "Rute"

Frequency rank: #37,750 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Rute"?
"Rute" is spelled R-U-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁuːtə].
What does "Rute" mean?
As a noun, "Rute" means: meist zusammengebundene lange, dünne und flexible Zweige (ohne Blätter), Gerte
What words are commonly confused with "Rute"?
"Rute" is commonly confused with "Ruth", "re", "Ru". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Rute"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Rute" is [ˈʁuːtə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Rute" come from?
"Rute" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby German words

Other entries that begin with the letter R in our German index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.