Rodelbahn

[ˈʁoːdl̩ˌbaːn]

/[ˈʁoːdl̩ˌbaːn]/ noun

The verdict

“Rodelbahn” is uncommon German (frequency #92,148 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,148
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Bahn zur Ausübung des Rodelns

Corpus desk

Index DE-rodelbahn · Rodelbahn · German

Rodelbahn · rank #92,148 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,148
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Rogen

Nearest frequency peer: Rogen (+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 „Rodelbahn“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Rodelbahn
PropertyValue
HeadwordRodelbahn
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʁoːdl̩ˌbaːn]
Letters9
Frequency rank#92,148
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Rodelbahn“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Rogen“ (#92,149), „rival“ (#92,146), „rituell“ (#92,145). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Rodelbahn“ bei #92,148. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Rodelbahn is uncommon German at frequency #92,148 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁoːdl̩ˌbaːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Bahn zur Ausübung des Rodelns".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Rodelbahn, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Rodelbahn, spelled R-O-D-E-L-B-A-H-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Bahn zur Ausübung des Rodelns

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Die siebeneinhalb Kilometer lange Osttiroler Rodelbahn gilt als eine der schönsten Strecken Österreichs.“
  2. „Dass am Blomberg auch die Rodelbahn mit Schneekanonen bestrichen werden kann, verbuchen die Tester als Plus, doch an der weiteren technischen Ausstattung gibt es auch Kritikpunkte.“

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 "Rodelbahn"?
"Rodelbahn" is spelled R-O-D-E-L-B-A-H-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁoːdl̩ˌbaːn].
What does "Rodelbahn" mean?
As a noun, "Rodelbahn" means: eine Bahn zur Ausübung des Rodelns
How do you pronounce "Rodelbahn"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Rodelbahn" is [ˈʁoːdl̩ˌbaːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Rodelbahn" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list