Röhre

[ˈʁøːʁə]

/[ˈʁøːʁə]/ noun

The verdict

“Röhre” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #13,928 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#13,928
frequency rank, German
5
letters
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) — ein längerer, zylinderförmiger Hohlkörper von schmalem Durchmesser zur Weiterleitung von Flüssigkeiten oder Gasen

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Röhre vs Ruhe
60% similar
Röhre vs rote
20% similar
Röhre vs Rose
40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Röhre
PropertyValue
HeadwordRöhre
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʁøːʁə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#13,928
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Röhre” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Röhre lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Röhre is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʁøːʁə]. Corpus data places it at rank #13,928 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Röhre, with forms such as "rhöre", "rröhre", and "röher". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Ruhe", "rote", "Rose", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Röhre, spelled R-Ö-H-R-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein längerer, zylinderförmiger Hohlkörper von schmalem Durchmesser zur Weiterleitung von Flüssigkeiten oder Gasen
  2. 2
    ein röhrenförmiges Gefäß zum Aufbewahren von Gegenständen mit kleinem Durchmesser
  3. 3
    umgangssprachlich: ein Backofen
  4. 4
    eine Elektronenröhre
  5. 5
    die Leuchtstoffröhre
  6. 6
    das Fernsehen, der Fernsehapparat
  7. 7
    längliches Hohlorgan
  8. 8
    umgangssprachlich: der Computertomograph
  9. 9
    Jeans

Synonyms

Braunsche RöhreLampeGlotze

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: rhöre,rröhre,röher,röhhre,röhrre,rörhe,örhre

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Röhre - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "Röhre"

rhöre2rröhre1röher2röhhre1röhrre1rörhe2örhre2
Edit distance from "Röhre"

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Röhre"?
"Röhre" is spelled R-Ö-H-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁøːʁə].
What does "Röhre" mean?
As a noun, "Röhre" means: ein längerer, zylinderförmiger Hohlkörper von schmalem Durchmesser zur Weiterleitung von Flüssigkeiten oder Gasen
What words are commonly confused with "Röhre"?
"Röhre" is commonly confused with "Ruhe", "rote", "Rose". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Röhre"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Röhre" is [ˈʁøːʁə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Röhre" come from?
"Röhre" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Röhre”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is R-Ö-H-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʁøːʁə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “Ruhe” - see the side-by-side comparison. Röhre vs Ruhe
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Nearby German words

Other entries that begin with the letter R in our German index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list