Rocaille
German, noun[ʁoˈkaːj]
Rocaille is spelled R-O-C-A-I-L-L-E (8 letters) and appears about once in every 34 million words in written German, the 343,581st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Rocaille is a German feminine noun meaning “rocaille” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “muschelförmiges Ornament”.
What does Rocaille mean in English?
noun
- 1
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Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. muschelförmiges Ornament
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Rocaille
- Rocailles plural
- Rocaillen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Rocaille?
- [ʁoˈkaːj]
- [ʁoˈkaːjə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Rocaille in German?
Rocaille appears about once in every 34 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).