Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rute

/ɹuːt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.33 in modern English

Syllables: rute
IPA: /ɹuːt/

4

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A beater for drums, consisting of a bundle of thin sticks, typically made of wood, sometimes bound in such a way that the binding can be moved so that it varies the tightness of the binding.

Etymology

Borrowed from German Rute (“rod, switch (slender woody plant stem)”).

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: Rute

Inflected Forms

rutes (plural) ruthe (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

brush

Synonyms

switch dowel

Homonyms

root route (some pronunciations)

Rhymes With

minute shoot suit route cute fruit root dispute boot suite substitute pursuit

Questions

How do you pronounce rute?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹuːt/.
What does rute mean?: A beater for drums, consisting of a bundle of thin sticks, typically made of wood, sometimes bound in such a way that the binding can be moved so that it varies the tightness of the binding.
Where does rute come from?: It is traced to German.

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