Rochen

[ˈʁɔxn̩]

/[ˈʁɔxn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Rochen” is uncommon German (frequency #50,840 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,840
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Meeresfisch aus der Familie der Knorpelfische mit scheibenförmig-flachem Körper und deutlich abgesetztem Schwanz

Corpus desk

Index DE-rochen · Rochen · German

Rochen · rank #50,840 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,840
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Rhede

Nearest frequency peer: Rhede (-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 „Rochen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Rochen
PropertyValue
HeadwordRochen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʁɔxn̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#50,840
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Rochen“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Rochenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Rhede“ (#50,839), „Rhabarber“ (#50,838), „Rondo“ (#50,843). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Rochen“ bei #50,840. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Rochen is uncommon German at frequency #50,840 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁɔxn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Meeresfisch aus der Familie der Knorpelfische mit scheibenförmig-flachem Körper und deutlich abgesetztem Schwanz".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Rochen, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Rochen, spelled R-O-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Meeresfisch aus der Familie der Knorpelfische mit scheibenförmig-flachem Körper und deutlich abgesetztem Schwanz

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Ein großer Rochen sprang nahe dem Schlauchboot hoch in die Luft, schlug wild um sich und klatschte mit seiner breiten Seite wieder in die See zurück.“

This word in other languages

ray(English)raya(Español)raie(Français)arraia(Português)

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 "Rochen"?
"Rochen" is spelled R-O-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁɔxn̩].
What does "Rochen" mean?
As a noun, "Rochen" means: Meeresfisch aus der Familie der Knorpelfische mit scheibenförmig-flachem Körper und deutlich abgesetztem Schwanz
How do you pronounce "Rochen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Rochen" is [ˈʁɔxn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Rochen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Runkel#50,845Racker#50,817pöbeln#50,813Pfiffe#50,786

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list