Rutschbahn
[ˈʁʊt͡ʃˌbaːn]
The verdict
“Rutschbahn” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - glatte, entweder ebene oder abschüssige, begrenzte Fläche, auf der man rutschen/herunterrutschen kann
Corpus desk
Index DE-rutschbahn · Rutschbahn · German
Rutschbahn · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | Rutschbahn |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʁʊt͡ʃˌbaːn] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Rutschbahn“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Rutschbahn is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁʊt͡ʃˌbaːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "glatte, entweder ebene oder abschüssige, begrenzte Fläche, auf der man rutschen/herunterrutschen kann".
No misspelling variants are generated for Rutschbahn in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored 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 Rutschbahn, spelled R-U-T-S-C-H-B-A-H-N.
Definition
- 1glatte, entweder ebene oder abschüssige, begrenzte Fläche, auf der man rutschen/herunterrutschen kann
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Rutschbahn appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Rutschbahnen im Schwimmbad sind bei Kindern sehr beliebt.
This word in other languages
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.