Winterruhe

[ˈvɪntɐˌʁuːə]

/[ˈvɪntɐˌʁuːə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Winterruhe” is uncommon German (frequency #88,532 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#88,532
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein im Winter eintretender Ruhezustand bei Tieren, der durch eingeschränkte Stoffwechselaktivitäten gekennzeichnet ist

Corpus desk

Index DE-winterruhe · Winterruhe · German

Winterruhe · rank #88,532 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #88,532
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH wirrer

Nearest frequency peer: wirrer (+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 „Winterruhe“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Winterruhe“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Winterruhe
PropertyValue
HeadwordWinterruhe
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvɪntɐˌʁuːə]
Letters10
Frequency rank#88,532
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Winterruhe“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Winterruhefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „wirrer“ (#88,533), „Windkanal“ (#88,530), „witzel“ (#88,536). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Winterruhe“ bei #88,532. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Winterruhe is uncommon German at frequency #88,532 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvɪntɐˌʁuːə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein im Winter eintretender Ruhezustand bei Tieren, der durch eingeschränkte Stoffwechselaktivitäten gekennzeichnet ist".

Winterruhe doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Winterruhe, spelled W-I-N-T-E-R-R-U-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein im Winter eintretender Ruhezustand bei Tieren, der durch eingeschränkte Stoffwechselaktivitäten gekennzeichnet ist

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 "Winterruhe"?
"Winterruhe" is spelled W-I-N-T-E-R-R-U-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɪntɐˌʁuːə].
What does "Winterruhe" mean?
As a noun, "Winterruhe" means: ein im Winter eintretender Ruhezustand bei Tieren, der durch eingeschränkte Stoffwechselaktivitäten gekennzeichnet ist
How do you pronounce "Winterruhe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Winterruhe" is [ˈvɪntɐˌʁuːə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Winterruhe" come from?
"Winterruhe" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

witzigsten#88,537Wochenbett#88,538Wohlgefühl#88,540wiederfand#88,523

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list