Zuckerrübe

[ˈt͡sʊkɐˌʁyːbə]

/[ˈt͡sʊkɐˌʁyːbə]/ noun

The verdict

“Zuckerrübe” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Unterart der Rübe, die für die Herstellung von Zucker verwendet wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-zuckerrube · Zuckerrübe · German

Zuckerrübe · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "Z" 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.

Key facts for Zuckerrübe
PropertyValue
HeadwordZuckerrübe
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt͡sʊkɐˌʁyːbə]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Zuckerrübe“ im Deutschen

Zuckerrübesitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Zuckerrübe is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt͡sʊkɐˌʁyːbə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Unterart der Rübe, die für die Herstellung von Zucker verwendet wird".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Zuckerrübe, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Zuckerrübe, spelled Z-U-C-K-E-R-R-Ü-B-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Unterart der Rübe, die für die Herstellung von Zucker verwendet wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Zuckerrübe appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Die Zuckerrübe wurde zur Zuckergewinnung aus der Runkelrübe gezüchtet.
  2. „Bei Kulturen, die noch länger am Feld sind, wie Mais, Erdäpfel, Zuckerrübe und Sojabohne droht wegen der Trockenheit zuletzt allerdings in manchen Regionen ein Totalausfall.“

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Zuckerrübe"?
"Zuckerrübe" is spelled Z-U-C-K-E-R-R-Ü-B-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡sʊkɐˌʁyːbə].
What does "Zuckerrübe" mean?
As a noun, "Zuckerrübe" means: Unterart der Rübe, die für die Herstellung von Zucker verwendet wird
How do you pronounce "Zuckerrübe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Zuckerrübe" is [ˈt͡sʊkɐˌʁyːbə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Zuckerrübe" come from?
"Zuckerrübe" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list