Rohrkrepierer

[ˈʁoːɐ̯kʁeˌpiːʁɐ]

/[ˈʁoːɐ̯kʁeˌpiːʁɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Rohrkrepierer” is uncommon German (frequency #85,769 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,769
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - vorzeitige Detonation eines Geschosses (noch vor dem Verlassen des Geschützes)

Corpus desk

Index DE-rohrkrepierer · Rohrkrepierer · German

Rohrkrepierer · rank #85,769 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #85,769
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH rodel

Nearest frequency peer: rodel (-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 „Rohrkrepierer“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Rohrkrepierer
PropertyValue
HeadwordRohrkrepierer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʁoːɐ̯kʁeˌpiːʁɐ]
Letters13
Frequency rank#85,769
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Rohrkrepierer“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Rohrkrepiererfällt 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: „rodel“ (#85,768), „Rohrstock“ (#85,770), „ringförmig“ (#85,767). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Rohrkrepierer“ bei #85,769. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Rohrkrepierer is uncommon German at frequency #85,769 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁoːɐ̯kʁeˌpiːʁɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Rohrkrepierer, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Rohrkrepierer, spelled R-O-H-R-K-R-E-P-I-E-R-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    vorzeitige Detonation eines Geschosses (noch vor dem Verlassen des Geschützes)
  2. 2
    eine zunächst aussichtsreiche Sache, die sich später als Reinfall entpuppt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Häufigste Ursache für Rohrkrepierer sind heißgeschossene Rohre.“
  2. „Viele als ‚Wunderwaffen‘ angepriesene neue Medikamente entpuppen sich als Rohrkrepierer, wenn nach fünf bis zehn Jahren Langzeitstudien vorliegen.“

Synonyms

FlopMisserfolgReinfall

Antonyms

Erfolg

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 "Rohrkrepierer"?
"Rohrkrepierer" is spelled R-O-H-R-K-R-E-P-I-E-R-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁoːɐ̯kʁeˌpiːʁɐ].
What does "Rohrkrepierer" mean?
As a noun, "Rohrkrepierer" means: vorzeitige Detonation eines Geschosses (noch vor dem Verlassen des Geschützes)
How do you pronounce "Rohrkrepierer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Rohrkrepierer" is [ˈʁoːɐ̯kʁeˌpiːʁɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Rohrkrepierer" come from?
"Rohrkrepierer" 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 "Rohrkrepierer", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Reisetagebuch#85,751Schlafwandler#85,804Schwanzflosse#85,822Schwarzwaldes#85,824

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list