Rhodesien

[ʁoˈdeːzi̯ən]

/[ʁoˈdeːzi̯ən]/ name

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The verdict

“Rhodesien” is uncommon German (frequency #92,140 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,140
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ehemalige britische Kolonie, heute Simbabwe

Corpus desk

Index DE-rhodesien · Rhodesien · German

Rhodesien · rank #92,140 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,140
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH rheinisches

Nearest frequency peer: rheinisches (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Rhodesien“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Rhodesien“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Rhodesien
PropertyValue
HeadwordRhodesien
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ʁoˈdeːzi̯ən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#92,140
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Rhodesien“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Rhodesienfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „rheinisches“ (#92,139), „restriktiver“ (#92,138), „respektierte“ (#92,137). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Rhodesien“ bei #92,140. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Rhodesien is uncommon German at frequency #92,140 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ʁoˈdeːzi̯ən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ehemalige britische Kolonie, heute Simbabwe".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Rhodesien, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Rhodesien, spelled R-H-O-D-E-S-I-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    ehemalige britische Kolonie, heute Simbabwe

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Seit der Gründung der britischen Kolonie Rhodesien durch ihren Namensgeber Cecil Rhodes im 19. Jahrhundert wanderten weiße Händler und Farmer aus Europa und Südafrika ein, die um die Mitte des 20. Jahrhunderts knapp fünf Prozent der Bevölkerung stellten.“
  2. „Nach der Unabhängigkeit wurde aus Rhodesien Simbabwe, Victoria wurde in Masvingo umbenannt, Pierres Eltern bearbeiteten weiter ihre Farm.“

Synonyms

SüdrhodesienSimbabwe

Antonyms

Nordrhodesien

This word in other languages

Rhodesia(English)Rodesia(Español)Rhodésie(Français)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Rhodesien"?
"Rhodesien" is spelled R-H-O-D-E-S-I-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁoˈdeːzi̯ən].
What does "Rhodesien" mean?
As a proper noun, "Rhodesien" means: ehemalige britische Kolonie, heute Simbabwe
How do you pronounce "Rhodesien"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Rhodesien" is [ʁoˈdeːzi̯ən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Rhodesien" come from?
"Rhodesien" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Rhodesien", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list