Rätsel
\ˈʁɛːt͡sl̩\
The verdict
“Rätsel” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mystère, énigme, devinette.
Corpus desk
Index FR-ratsel · Rätsel · French
Rätsel · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "R" 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 | Rätsel |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈʁɛːt͡sl̩\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
Rätsel is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈʁɛːt͡sl̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Rätsel, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is Rätsel, spelled R-Ä-T-S-E-L.
Definition
- 1Mystère, énigme, devinette.
- 2Mystère, énigme, circonstance incompréhensible.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Rätsel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Für dieses Rätsel gibt mehrere Lösungen.
Ich mag keine Rätsel.
Antonyms
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.