Rochade

[ʁɔˈxaːdə]

/[ʁɔˈxaːdə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Rochade” is uncommon German (frequency #77,251 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,251
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - spezieller Schachzug, bei dem König und Turm eine verschränkte Bewegung ausführen

Corpus desk

Index DE-rochade · Rochade · German

Rochade · rank #77,251 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #77,251
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ritterschlag

Nearest frequency peer: Ritterschlag (-2 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 „Rochade“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Rochade
PropertyValue
HeadwordRochade
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʁɔˈxaːdə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#77,251
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Rochade“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Ritterschlag“ (#77,249), „Rollfeld“ (#77,253), „Ritterorden“ (#77,248). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Rochade“ bei #77,251. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Rochade is uncommon German at frequency #77,251 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʁɔˈxaːdə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

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

  1. 1
    spezieller Schachzug, bei dem König und Turm eine verschränkte Bewegung ausführen
  2. 2
    der Wechsel einer vorgesetzten und einer nachgestellten Person in ihren Funktionen oder Ämtern
  3. 3
    der permanente Positionswechsel der Stürmer im Fußball und bei anderen Mannschaftsspielen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Mit der kurzen Rochade brachte der weiße Spieler seinen König in Sicherheit.
  2. „Ich kann nicht anders, als an die Rochaden des Schicksals zu denken, an die Zufälle in Raum und Zeit.“

Synonyms

ÄmterwechselÄmtertauschPlatztauschPlatzwechselPositionswechsel

This word in other languages

castling(English)enroque(Español)roque(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 "Rochade"?
"Rochade" is spelled R-O-C-H-A-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁɔˈxaːdə].
What does "Rochade" mean?
As a noun, "Rochade" means: spezieller Schachzug, bei dem König und Turm eine verschränkte Bewegung ausführen
How do you pronounce "Rochade"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Rochade" is [ʁɔˈxaːdə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Rochade" come from?
"Rochade" 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 "Rochade", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Salinen#77,263Samuels#77,265Referee#77,232potente#77,187

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list