Rogen

[ˈʁoːɡn̩]

/[ˈʁoːɡn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Rogen” is uncommon German (frequency #92,149 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,149
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die reifen Eier von Fischen und anderen Wassertieren vor der Abgabe ins Wasser

Corpus desk

Index DE-rogen · Rogen · German

Rogen · rank #92,149 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,149
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Rodelbahn

Nearest frequency peer: Rodelbahn (-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 „Rogen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Rogen
PropertyValue
HeadwordRogen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʁoːɡn̩]
Letters5
Frequency rank#92,149
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Rogen“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Rodelbahn“ (#92,148), „Rollbahn“ (#92,151), „rival“ (#92,146). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Rogen“ bei #92,149. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Rogen is uncommon German at frequency #92,149 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁoːɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die reifen Eier von Fischen und anderen Wassertieren vor der Abgabe ins Wasser".

Rogen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Rogen, spelled R-O-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    die reifen Eier von Fischen und anderen Wassertieren vor der Abgabe ins Wasser

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Rogen des Störs wird als Delikatesse gehandelt.
  2. „Dann erhielten wir eine große Schüssel mit Lachsrogen und noch eine andere Mahlzeit, deren Hauptbestandteil auch aus Rogen zu bestehen schien, jedoch mit Stachelbeeren und einer Art Sauerampfer vermischt war.“

Synonyms

FischeierFischrogen

This word in other languages

roe(English)huevas(Español)rogue(Français)ova(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 "Rogen"?
"Rogen" is spelled R-O-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁoːɡn̩].
What does "Rogen" mean?
As a noun, "Rogen" means: die reifen Eier von Fischen und anderen Wassertieren vor der Abgabe ins Wasser
How do you pronounce "Rogen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Rogen" is [ˈʁoːɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Rogen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

rival#92,146reken#92,131Satyr#92,168raunt#92,113

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list