rödeln
[ˈʁøːdl̩n]
The verdict
“rödeln” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eifrig, angestrengt arbeiten
Corpus desk
Index DE-rodeln · rödeln · German
rödeln · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "R" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | rödeln |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈʁøːdl̩n] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „rödeln“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
rödeln is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʁøːdl̩n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for rödeln, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. 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.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is rödeln, spelled R-Ö-D-E-L-N.
Definition
- 1eifrig, angestrengt arbeiten
- 2etwas mit Draht befestigen, zusammenschnüren
- 3rütteln, schütteln
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how rödeln appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„‚Man kommt sich vor wie der Hamster im Laufrad: Man rödelt und rödelt und kommt nicht von der Stelle‘, klagt Werner Staritz.“
Die Eisenkörbe für die Bewehrung werden nicht geschweißt, sondern gerödelt.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.