röhrig

[ˈʁøːʁɪç]

/[ˈʁøːʁɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“röhrig” is uncommon German (frequency #54,849 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,849
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in Form eines zylindrischen hohlen Rohrs

Corpus desk

Index DE-rohrig · röhrig · German

röhrig · rank #54,849 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #54,849
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Röcken

Nearest frequency peer: Röcken (-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 „röhrig“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for röhrig
PropertyValue
Headwordröhrig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʁøːʁɪç]
Letters6
Frequency rank#54,849
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „röhrig“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).röhrigfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Röcken“ (#54,848), „Rückennummer“ (#54,850), „Rädchen“ (#54,847). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „röhrig“ bei #54,849. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

röhrig is uncommon German at frequency #54,849 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʁøːʁɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for röhrig in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is röhrig, spelled R-Ö-H-R-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    in Form eines zylindrischen hohlen Rohrs
  2. 2
    verwachsen und mit enger zylindrischer Röhre (Form bei Sprossachsen, Blütenhüllen oder Laubblättern)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Gießkanne hat einen röhrigen Auslauf.
  2. Schnittlauch hat röhrige Laubblätter.

Synonyms

zylindrischstielrund

Antonyms

glockenförmigkrugförmigkugeligschüsselförmigstieltellerförmigtrichterförmig

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 "röhrig"?
"röhrig" is spelled R-Ö-H-R-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁøːʁɪç].
What does "röhrig" mean?
As an adjective, "röhrig" means: in Form eines zylindrischen hohlen Rohrs
How do you pronounce "röhrig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "röhrig" is [ˈʁøːʁɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "röhrig" come from?
"röhrig" 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 "röhrig", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Röcken#54,848rumpel#54,845rotter#54,844schmäh#54,864

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list