wach rütteln
[ˈvax ˌʁʏtl̩n]
The verdict
“wach rütteln” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. 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) - einen Schlafenden heftig hin und her bewegen und dadurch aufwecken
Corpus desk
Index DE-wach-rutteln · wach rütteln · German
wach rütteln · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "W" 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 | wach rütteln |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈvax ˌʁʏtl̩n] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „wach rütteln“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
wach rütteln is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈvax ˌʁʏtl̩n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "einen Schlafenden heftig hin und her bewegen und dadurch aufwecken".
wach rütteln doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is wach rütteln, spelled W-A-C-H- -R-Ü-T-T-E-L-N.
Definition
- 1einen Schlafenden heftig hin und her bewegen und dadurch aufwecken
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how wach rütteln appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Rolf hat einen so festen Schlaf, dass ihn seine Frau jeden Morgen wach rütteln muss.
Synonyms
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.