Rohrzucker

[ˈʁoːɐ̯ˌt͡sʊkɐ]

/[ˈʁoːɐ̯ˌt͡sʊkɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Rohrzucker” is uncommon German (frequency #72,879 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,879
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - aus Zuckerrohr gewonnener Haushaltszucker

Corpus desk

Index DE-rohrzucker · Rohrzucker · German

Rohrzucker · rank #72,879 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,879
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH ruckelt

Nearest frequency peer: ruckelt (+3 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 „Rohrzucker“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Rohrzucker
PropertyValue
HeadwordRohrzucker
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʁoːɐ̯ˌt͡sʊkɐ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#72,879
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Rohrzucker“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „ruckelt“ (#72,882), „Riesending“ (#72,875), „Ruhland“ (#72,883). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Rohrzucker“ bei #72,879. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Rohrzucker is uncommon German at frequency #72,879 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁoːɐ̯ˌt͡sʊkɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "aus Zuckerrohr gewonnener Haushaltszucker".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Rohrzucker in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Rohrzucker, spelled R-O-H-R-Z-U-C-K-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    aus Zuckerrohr gewonnener Haushaltszucker

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Rohrzucker ist in der EU etwas teurer als Rübenzucker.“

Antonyms

Rübenzucker

This word in other languages

sucre de canne(Français)

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 "Rohrzucker"?
"Rohrzucker" is spelled R-O-H-R-Z-U-C-K-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁoːɐ̯ˌt͡sʊkɐ].
What does "Rohrzucker" mean?
As a noun, "Rohrzucker" means: aus Zuckerrohr gewonnener Haushaltszucker
How do you pronounce "Rohrzucker"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Rohrzucker" is [ˈʁoːɐ̯ˌt͡sʊkɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Rohrzucker" come from?
"Rohrzucker" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Riesending#72,875Riedenburg#72,874résistance#72,885Reichsbank#72,867

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list