anrüchig
\ˈanˌʁʏçɪç\
The verdict
“anrüchig” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Indécent, louche, suspect, interlope.
Corpus desk
Index FR-anruchig · anrüchig · French
anrüchig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" 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 | anrüchig |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ˈanˌʁʏçɪç\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « anrüchig » en français
Rare enough to double-check
anrüchig is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈanˌʁʏçɪç\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Indécent, louche, suspect, interlope.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for anrüchig, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is anrüchig, spelled A-N-R-Ü-C-H-I-G.
Definition
- 1Indécent, louche, suspect, interlope.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how anrüchig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Einige Monate später erfuhr ich, dass (...) ein politisches Bündnis entstanden war, das von Garri Kasparow, Michail Kassjanow und Eduard Limonow angeführt wurde – das heißt von einem der größten Schachspieler aller Zeiten, einem ehemaligen Premierminister Putins und einem nach unseren Maßstäben anrüchigen Schriftsteller – ein seltsames Gespann.
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.