rütteln
[ˈʁʏtl̩n]
The verdict
“rütteln” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #25,744. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #25,744
- frequency rank, German
- 2,984
- “R” headwords
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 9
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas mit kleinen, schnellen Stößen bewegen
Corpus desk
Index DE-rutteln · rütteln · German
rütteln · rank #25,744 · 9 variants · 9 confusables
- FREQ-MID #25,744
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
- VAR-MID 9 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,984
- PHOTO-FINISH Saalfeld
Nearest frequency peer: Saalfeld (+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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “rütteln”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Rivalität
Rivalität
74,262 corpus weight
- Rolex
Rolex
74,261 corpus weight
- Romantiker
Romantiker
74,260 corpus weight
- RPG
RPG
74,259 corpus weight
- rütteln
rütteln
74,257 corpus weight
- Saalfeld
Saalfeld
74,256 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “rütteln” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
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 | rütteln |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈʁʏtl̩n] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #25,744 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 9 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Wo “rütteln” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 9 spelling variants around rütteln (IPA [ˈʁʏtl̩n]), averb. Corpus frequency is #25,744 among 2,984 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for rütteln, with forms such as "rrütteln", "rtüteln", and "rüteln". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "rüttelt", "Retten", "Ratten", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is rütteln, spelled R-Ü-T-T-E-L-N.
Definition
- 1etwas mit kleinen, schnellen Stößen bewegen
- 2etwas (zum Beispiel ein Prinzip) infrage stellen, bedrohen
- 3der Vorgang des Sektflaschen-Drehens auf dem Rüttelbrett oder Rüttelpult, um den Niederschlag und die Trübstoffe zum Korken bzw. in den Flaschenhals zu treiben
- 4ein Vogel, meist ein Raubvogel, fliegt mit kurzen Flügelschlägen an einem Punkt in der Luft
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how rütteln appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Bevor man die einzelnen Blätter bindet, rüttelt der Buchbinder sie zu einem ordentlichen Stapel.
Jan war im Zug eingeschlafen, doch plötzlich rüttelte ihn jemand. Es war der Schaffner.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- rrütteln
- rtüteln
- rüteln
- rütetln
- rüttelln
- rüttelnn
- rüttenl
- rüttlen
- ürtteln
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of rütteln - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "rütteln", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "rütteln". Here's where to go from here.
- "rütteln" maps to 9 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "rüttelt". View pair
- 9 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #25,744 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more German words in the "R" letter cohort. R–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.