Rhombus

[ˈʁɔmbʊs]

/[ˈʁɔmbʊs]/ noun

The verdict

“Rhombus” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - geometrische Figur mit vier gleichlangen und parallelen Seiten. Ein Rhombus ist ein Parallelogramm mit 4 gleichlangen Seiten

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Index DE-rhombus · Rhombus · German

Rhombus · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 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 Rhombus
PropertyValue
HeadwordRhombus
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʁɔmbʊs]
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Rhombus“ im Deutschen

Rhombusschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

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

Rare enough to double-check

Rhombus is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁɔmbʊs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "geometrische Figur mit vier gleichlangen und parallelen Seiten. Ein Rhombus ist ein Parallelogramm mit 4 gleichlangen Seiten".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Rhombus in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Rhombus, spelled R-H-O-M-B-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    geometrische Figur mit vier gleichlangen und parallelen Seiten. Ein Rhombus ist ein Parallelogramm mit 4 gleichlangen Seiten

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Durch die großen Fenster fiel das Mondlicht in breiten Rhomben auf den Fußboden.“

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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 "Rhombus"?
"Rhombus" is spelled R-H-O-M-B-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁɔmbʊs].
What does "Rhombus" mean?
As a noun, "Rhombus" means: geometrische Figur mit vier gleichlangen und parallelen Seiten. Ein Rhombus ist ein Parallelogramm mit 4 gleichlangen Seiten
How do you pronounce "Rhombus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Rhombus" is [ˈʁɔmbʊs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Rhombus" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list