Rittersaal

[ˈʁɪtɐˌzaːl]

/[ˈʁɪtɐˌzaːl]/ noun

The verdict

“Rittersaal” is uncommon German (frequency #75,006 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,006
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - großer Raum in Burgen und Schlössern, selten auch anderen Gebäuden

Corpus desk

Index DE-rittersaal · Rittersaal · German

Rittersaal · rank #75,006 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,006
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH ringsherum

Nearest frequency peer: ringsherum (-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 „Rittersaal“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Rittersaal
PropertyValue
HeadwordRittersaal
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʁɪtɐˌzaːl]
Letters10
Frequency rank#75,006
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Rittersaal“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „ringsherum“ (#75,005), „Rollout“ (#75,009), „Rettungseinsatz“ (#75,002). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Rittersaal“ bei #75,006. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Rittersaal is uncommon German at frequency #75,006 among 2,984 “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

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Das Adventskonzert des Orchesters fand im Rittersaal der Burg statt.
  2. „Über der Tür des Rittersaales prangt eine Schweigerose, die jeden, der diesen Saal betrat, daran erinnern sollte, dass alles, was in diesem Saal gesprochen wurde, geheim bleiben müsse.“

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); 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list