Silberrücken
[ˈzɪlbɐˌʁʏkn̩]
The verdict
“Silberrücken” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - erwachsener männlicher Gorilla etwa ab dem 12. Lebensjahr mit charakteristisch silbrig-grauem Fell
Corpus desk
Index DE-silberrucken · Silberrücken · German
Silberrücken · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" 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 | Silberrücken |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈzɪlbɐˌʁʏkn̩] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Silberrücken“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Silberrücken is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzɪlbɐˌʁʏkn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for Silberrücken in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Silberrücken, spelled S-I-L-B-E-R-R-Ü-C-K-E-N.
Definition
- 1erwachsener männlicher Gorilla etwa ab dem 12. Lebensjahr mit charakteristisch silbrig-grauem Fell
- 2ältere, langdienende Person und sogenanntes Alphatier
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Silberrücken appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Während seine künftige Partnerin Lisa (33) in Sichtweite verlegen mit einem Stock Löcher ins Gras bohrte, musterte der stattliche Silberrücken aus dem Allwetterzoo Münster lieber die Zaungäste.“
Der Silberrücken hat sich auch noch richtig vor uns in der Sonne geaalt und geräkelt. Das war faszinierend.
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.