Roheisen

[ˈʁoːˌʔaɪ̯zn̩]

/[ˈʁoːˌʔaɪ̯zn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Roheisen” is uncommon German (frequency #96,171 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,171
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das Produkt des Hochofenprozesses

Corpus desk

Index DE-roheisen · Roheisen · German

Roheisen · rank #96,171 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #96,171
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Roggenbrot

Nearest frequency peer: Roggenbrot (-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 „Roheisen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Roheisen
PropertyValue
HeadwordRoheisen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʁoːˌʔaɪ̯zn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#96,171
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Roheisen“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Roheisenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Roggenbrot“ (#96,170), „Romanvorlage“ (#96,173), „Rockbands“ (#96,168). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Roheisen“ bei #96,171. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Roheisen is uncommon German at frequency #96,171 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁoːˌʔaɪ̯zn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "das Produkt des Hochofenprozesses".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Roheisen, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Roheisen, spelled R-O-H-E-I-S-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    das Produkt des Hochofenprozesses

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Roheisen kann zu Gusseisen oder Stahl weiterverarbeitet werden.
  2. „Weltweit wurden 2012 weit mehr als 1 Milliarde Roheisen erzeugt.“

Antonyms

Stahl

This word in other languages

pig iron(English)arrabio(Español)

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 "Roheisen"?
"Roheisen" is spelled R-O-H-E-I-S-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁoːˌʔaɪ̯zn̩].
What does "Roheisen" mean?
As a noun, "Roheisen" means: das Produkt des Hochofenprozesses
How do you pronounce "Roheisen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Roheisen" is [ˈʁoːˌʔaɪ̯zn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Roheisen" come from?
"Roheisen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Revolten#96,161regelten#96,144Schlägel#96,207schneite#96,212

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list