Rittersaal

[ˈʁɪtɐˌzaːl]

/[ˈʁɪtɐˌzaːl]/ noun

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The verdict

“Rittersaal” is uncommon German (frequency #75,006 among 42,116 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,006
frequency rank, German
42,116
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - großer Raum in Burgen und Schlössern, selten auch anderen Gebäuden

Key facts for Rittersaal
PropertyValue
HeadwordRittersaal
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʁɪtɐˌzaːl]
Letters10
Frequency rank#75,006
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Rittersaal” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Rittersaal lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Rittersaal is uncommon German at frequency #75,006 among 42,116 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁɪtɐˌzaːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "großer Raum in Burgen und Schlössern, selten auch anderen Gebäuden".

Rittersaal 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 entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Rittersaal, spelled R-I-T-T-E-R-S-A-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    großer Raum in Burgen und Schlössern, selten auch anderen Gebäuden

This word in other languages

great hall(English)

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 "Rittersaal"?
"Rittersaal" is spelled R-I-T-T-E-R-S-A-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁɪtɐˌzaːl].
What does "Rittersaal" mean?
As a noun, "Rittersaal" means: großer Raum in Burgen und Schlössern, selten auch anderen Gebäuden
How do you pronounce "Rittersaal"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Rittersaal" is [ˈʁɪtɐˌzaːl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Rittersaal" come from?
"Rittersaal" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “Rittersaal”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is R-I-T-T-E-R-S-A-A-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʁɪtɐˌzaːl] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list