rockabilly
[ʁɔkabili]
The verdict
“rockabilly” is uncommon German (frequency #62,802 among 42,116 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #62,802
- frequency rank, German
- 42,116
- “R” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Rockabilly
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | rockabilly |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ʁɔkabili] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #62,802 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “rockabilly” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
rockabilly is uncommon German at frequency #62,802 among 42,116 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʁɔkabili]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Rockabilly".
rockabilly doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 rockabilly, spelled R-O-C-K-A-B-I-L-L-Y.
Definition
- 1Rockabilly
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 “rockabilly”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is R-O-C-K-A-B-I-L-L-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ʁɔkabili] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.