Rhone

[ˈʁoːnə]

/[ˈʁoːnə]/ name

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The verdict

“Rhone” is uncommon German (frequency #64,648 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,648
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in das Mittelmeer mündender Fluss in Frankreich und der Schweiz

Corpus desk

Index DE-rhone · Rhone · German

Rhone · rank #64,648 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,648
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Rheinseite

Nearest frequency peer: Rheinseite (-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 „Rhone“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Rhone
PropertyValue
HeadwordRhone
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈʁoːnə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#64,648
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Rhone“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Rhonefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Rheinseite“ (#64,647), „Rickert“ (#64,649), „rezenten“ (#64,646). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Rhone“ bei #64,648. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Rhone is uncommon German at frequency #64,648 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈʁoːnə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "in das Mittelmeer mündender Fluss in Frankreich und der Schweiz".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Rhone in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Rhone, spelled R-H-O-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    in das Mittelmeer mündender Fluss in Frankreich und der Schweiz

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Die Gemeinde des Pfarrers, abgelegen auf einem Hochplateau des Zentralmassivs zwischen Rhone und Loire, könnte Zufluchtsort für die jüdischen Kinder werden.“

This word in other languages

Rhone(English)Ródano(Español)Rhône(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 "Rhone"?
"Rhone" is spelled R-H-O-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁoːnə].
What does "Rhone" mean?
As a proper noun, "Rhone" means: in das Mittelmeer mündender Fluss in Frankreich und der Schweiz
How do you pronounce "Rhone"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Rhone" is [ˈʁoːnə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Rhone" come from?
"Rhone" 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 "Rhone", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Ruhms#64,658rücke#64,661parti#64,593senne#64,703

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list