Rokoko
[ˈʁɔkoko]
The verdict
“Rokoko” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #41,427 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #41,427
- frequency rank, German
- 6
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Stilstufe von 1730 bis 1780, in der die Schwere des Barocks zunehmend in beschwingten Formen, zarten Farbtönen und hellen Räumen ins Spielerische zurückgenommen wird
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Rokoko |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʁɔkoko] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #41,427 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Rokoko” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Rokoko is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʁɔkoko]. Corpus data places it at rank #41,427 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Stilstufe von 1730 bis 1780, in der die Schwere des Barocks zunehmend in beschwingten Formen, zarten Farbtönen und hellen Räumen ins Spielerische zurückgenommen wird".
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Rokoko, with forms such as "orkoko", "rkooko", and "rokkoko". 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. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Rokoko, spelled R-O-K-O-K-O.
Definition
- 1Stilstufe von 1730 bis 1780, in der die Schwere des Barocks zunehmend in beschwingten Formen, zarten Farbtönen und hellen Räumen ins Spielerische zurückgenommen wird
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: orkoko,rkooko,rokkoko,rokkoo,rokokko,rokook,rookko,rrokoko
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Rokoko - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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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Using “Rokoko”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is R-O-K-O-K-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʁɔkoko] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.