röhren

[ˈʁøːʁən]

/[ˈʁøːʁən]/ verb

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The verdict

“röhren” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #19,027. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,027
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (laut) weinen

Corpus desk

Index DE-rohren · röhren · German

röhren · rank #19,027 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #19,027
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH RZ

Nearest frequency peer: RZ (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „röhren“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „röhren“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

röhren vs roten
50% similar
röhren vs Rosen
33% similar
röhren vs ruhen
67% similar

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

Key facts for röhren
PropertyValue
Headwordröhren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʁøːʁən]
Letters6
Frequency rank#19,027
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „röhren“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).röhrenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „RZ“ (#19,026), „Schiss“ (#19,028), „Rutsch“ (#19,025). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „röhren“ bei #19,027. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around röhren (IPA [ˈʁøːʁən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #19,027 among 2,984 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for röhren, with forms such as "rhören", "rröhren", and "röhern". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "roten", "Rosen", "ruhen", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is röhren, spelled R-Ö-H-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    (laut) weinen
  2. 2
    lang andauernde brüllende Laute von sich geben
  3. 3
    mit Röhren ausstatten, Röhren oder Rohre verlegen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Hör endlich auf zu röhren!
  2. „Dort steht sie mit der Wucht eines Naturereignisses und singt und röhrt und haucht und stöhnt – und reißt jeden vom Hocker.“

Synonyms

plazenweinenheulenflennenTränen vergießenplärrenbrüllenschreien

Antonyms

lachen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • rhören
  • rröhren
  • röhern
  • röhhren
  • röhrenn
  • röhrne
  • röhrren
  • rörhen
  • örhren

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

rhören2rröhren1röhern2röhhren1röhrenn1röhrne2röhrren1rörhen2
Edit distance from "röhren"

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 "röhren"?
"röhren" is spelled R-Ö-H-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁøːʁən].
What does "röhren" mean?
As a verb, "röhren" means: (laut) weinen
What words are commonly confused with "röhren"?
"röhren" is commonly confused with "roten", "Rosen", "ruhen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "röhren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "röhren" is [ˈʁøːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "röhren" come from?
"röhren" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Schiss#19,028Rutsch#19,025Relief#19,018rapide#19,015

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

spannen9 variantsMoslem9 variantslösten9 variantslegend9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list