rutschen

[ˈʁʊt͡ʃn̩]

/[ˈʁʊt͡ʃn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“rutschen” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #13,926. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,926
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - gleiten, auf einer glatten Unterlage keinen Halt haben

Corpus desk

Index DE-rutschen · rutschen · German

rutschen · rank #13,926 · 13 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,926
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Rotwein

Nearest frequency peer: Rotwein (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „rutschen“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „rutschen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

rutschen vs rutscht
75% similar
rutschen vs rutschte
75% similar
rutschen vs Rutsch
63% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for rutschen
PropertyValue
Headwordrutschen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʁʊt͡ʃn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#13,926
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „rutschen“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.rutschenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Rotwein“ (#13,925), „rutscht“ (#13,927), „Revolutionäre“ (#13,924). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „rutschen“ bei #13,926. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around rutschen (IPA [ˈʁʊt͡ʃn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #13,926 among 2,984 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for rutschen, with forms such as "rrutschen", "rtuschen", and "rustchen". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "rutscht", "rutschte", "Rutsch", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is rutschen, spelled R-U-T-S-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    gleiten, auf einer glatten Unterlage keinen Halt haben
  2. 2
    etwas rutscht: sich nicht dort halten, wo etwas eigentlich sein soll; nach unten gleiten oder verrutschen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how rutschen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Der Skihang war für die Anfänger zu schwer, sie konnten nur langsam auf dem Eis rutschen und hinfallen und wieder aufstehen, an Skifahren war gar nicht zu denken.
  2. Die Strümpfe rutschen.

This word in other languages

slide(English)deslizarse(Español)glisser(Français)deslizar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • rrutschen
  • rtuschen
  • rustchen
  • rutcshen
  • rutscchen
  • rutscehn
  • rutschenn
  • rutschhen
  • rutschne
  • rutshcen
  • rutsschen
  • ruttschen
  • urtschen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of rutschen - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

rrutschen1rtuschen2rustchen2rutcshen2rutscchen1rutscehn2rutschenn1rutschhen1
Edit distance from "rutschen"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "rutschen"?
"rutschen" is spelled R-U-T-S-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁʊt͡ʃn̩].
What does "rutschen" mean?
As a verb, "rutschen" means: gleiten, auf einer glatten Unterlage keinen Halt haben
What words are commonly confused with "rutschen"?
"rutschen" is commonly confused with "rutscht", "rutschte", "Rutsch". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "rutschen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rutschen" is [ˈʁʊt͡ʃn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rutschen" come from?
"rutschen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "rutschen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

reguläre#13,923Schneide#13,936Spaniens#13,942tagelang#13,955

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

schleifen13 variantsobendrein13 variantsMüdigkeit13 variantsMannheimer13 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list