wachrütteln
[ˈvaxˌʁʏtl̩n]
The verdict
“wachrütteln” is uncommon German (frequency #99,309 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #99,309
- frequency rank, German
- 2,930
- “W” headwords
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-wachrutteln · wachrütteln · German
wachrütteln · rank #99,309 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #99,309
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,930
- PHOTO-FINISH Wachkoma
Nearest frequency peer: Wachkoma (-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.
Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „wachrütteln“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Vorstellung…
Vorstellungsgesprächen
696 corpus weight
- vorziehe
vorziehe
695 corpus weight
- Wachkoma
Wachkoma
693 corpus weight
- wachrütteln
wachrütteln
692 corpus weight
- Waffenliefe…
Waffenlieferung
690 corpus weight
- wahnwitzige
wahnwitzige
689 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „wachrütteln“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | wachrütteln |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈvaxˌʁʏtl̩n] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #99,309 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „wachrütteln“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
wachrütteln is uncommon German at frequency #99,309 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈvaxˌʁʏtl̩n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for wachrütteln, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is wachrütteln, spelled W-A-C-H-R-Ü-T-T-E-L-N.
Definition
- 1einen Schlafenden heftig hin und her bewegen und dadurch aufwecken
- 2jemanden aus einer gewissen Lethargie, Gleichgültigkeit, Starre reißen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how wachrütteln 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 wachrütteln muss.
„Die erste Pisa-Studie vor fünf Jahren hat uns erstmals gezeigt, wie mittelmäßig unsere Bildung im internationalen Vergleich ist. Das hat viele wachgerüttelt.“
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); 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
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Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).