Rochade
[ʁɔˈxaːdə]
The verdict
“Rochade” is an uncommon German word, ranked #77,251 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #77,251
- frequency rank, German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - spezieller Schachzug, bei dem König und Turm eine verschränkte Bewegung ausführen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Rochade |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ʁɔˈxaːdə] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #77,251 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Rochade” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Rochade is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ʁɔˈxaːdə]. Corpus data places it at rank #77,251 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No misspelling variants are generated for Rochade in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Rochade, spelled R-O-C-H-A-D-E.
Definition
- 1spezieller Schachzug, bei dem König und Turm eine verschränkte Bewegung ausführen
- 2der Wechsel einer vorgesetzten und einer nachgestellten Person in ihren Funktionen oder Ämtern
- 3der permanente Positionswechsel der Stürmer im Fußball und bei anderen Mannschaftsspielen
Synonyms
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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.
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Using “Rochade”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is R-O-C-H-A-D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ʁɔˈxaːdə] (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
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.