rutschig

\ˈʁʊt͡ʃɪç\

/\ˈʁʊt͡ʃɪç\/ adj

The verdict

“rutschig” 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) - Glissant.

Corpus desk

Index FR-rutschig · rutschig · French

rutschig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 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.

Key facts for rutschig
PropertyValue
Headwordrutschig
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ˈʁʊt͡ʃɪç\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « rutschig » en français

rutschigreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

rutschig is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈʁʊt͡ʃɪç\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Glissant.".

rutschig doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is rutschig, spelled R-U-T-S-C-H-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Glissant.

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 "rutschig"?
"rutschig" is spelled R-U-T-S-C-H-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈʁʊt͡ʃɪç\.
What does "rutschig" mean?
As an adjective, "rutschig" means: Glissant.
How do you pronounce "rutschig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rutschig" is \ˈʁʊt͡ʃɪç\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rutschig" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list