rodel

[ˈʁoːdl̩]

/[ˈʁoːdl̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“rodel” is uncommon German (frequency #85,768 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,768
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs rodeln

Corpus desk

Index DE-rodel · rodel · German

rodel · rank #85,768 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #85,768
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH ringförmig

Nearest frequency peer: ringförmig (-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 „rodel“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for rodel
PropertyValue
Headwordrodel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʁoːdl̩]
Letters5
Frequency rank#85,768
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „rodel“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).rodelfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „ringförmig“ (#85,767), „Rohrkrepierer“ (#85,769), „Rif“ (#85,766). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „rodel“ bei #85,768. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

rodel is uncommon German at frequency #85,768 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʁoːdl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for rodel in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is rodel, spelled R-O-D-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs rodeln
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs rodeln

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 "rodel"?
"rodel" is spelled R-O-D-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁoːdl̩].
What does "rodel" mean?
As a verb, "rodel" means: 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs rodeln
How do you pronounce "rodel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rodel" is [ˈʁoːdl̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rodel" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Rusch#85,778Reiff#85,749regem#85,744schan#85,797

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list