Rutsche
[ˈʁʊt͡ʃə]
The verdict
“Rutsche” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #24,102 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #24,102
- frequency rank, German
- 7
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 5
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Gerüst mit einer schrägen Rinne, auf der jemand abwärtsrutschen kann
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Rutsche |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʁʊt͡ʃə] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #24,102 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 5 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Rutsche” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Rutsche is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʁʊt͡ʃə]. Corpus data places it at rank #24,102 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Rutsche, with forms such as "rrutsche", "rtusche", and "rustche". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "rutscht", "rutschen", "rutschte", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Rutsche, spelled R-U-T-S-C-H-E.
Definition
- 1Gerüst mit einer schrägen Rinne, auf der jemand abwärtsrutschen kann
- 2abgeschrägte Ebene, die einer Rutschbahn ähnlich ist und auf der etwas in rutschender Weise befördert werden kann
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: rrutsche,rtusche,rustche,rutcshe,rutscche,rutsceh,rutschhe,rutshce,rutssche,ruttsche,urtsche
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Rutsche - 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 “Rutsche”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is R-U-T-S-C-H-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʁʊt͡ʃə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “rutscht” - see the side-by-side comparison. Rutsche vs rutscht
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.