Rutengänger
[ˈʁuːtn̩ˌɡɛŋɐ]
The verdict
“Rutengänger” 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) - (männliche^☆) Person, die mit Hilfe einer Wünschelrute nach Erz- oder Wasseradern sucht
Corpus desk
Index DE-rutenganger · Rutengänger · German
Rutengänger · 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 | Rutengänger |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʁuːtn̩ˌɡɛŋɐ] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Rutengänger“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Rutengänger is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁuːtn̩ˌɡɛŋɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(männliche^☆) Person, die mit Hilfe einer Wünschelrute nach Erz- oder Wasseradern sucht".
Rutengänger doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Rutengänger, spelled R-U-T-E-N-G-Ä-N-G-E-R.
Definition
- 1(männliche^☆) Person, die mit Hilfe einer Wünschelrute nach Erz- oder Wasseradern sucht
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Rutengänger appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Hier war Laura Leonore im Jahr 1979 auf einen alten Mann namens Karl Bausin gestoßen, einen ehemaligen Sattler, der schon lange in Pension lebte und ein passionierter Rutengänger war.“
„Richard schnitt sich aus einem in vollem Saft stehenden, grünen Busch einen gegabelten Zweig, fasste ihn an den Zinken und versuchte sich als Rutengänger.“
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.