Rolands

[ˈʁoːlant͡s]

/[ˈʁoːlant͡s]/ noun

The verdict

“Rolands” is uncommon German (frequency #99,000 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,000
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Roland

Corpus desk

Index DE-rolands · Rolands · German

Rolands · rank #99,000 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #99,000
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH roast

Nearest frequency peer: roast (-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 „Rolands“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Rolands
PropertyValue
HeadwordRolands
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʁoːlant͡s]
Letters7
Frequency rank#99,000
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Rolands“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Rolandsfällt 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: „roast“ (#98,999), „Ringmauer“ (#98,996), „Rossberg“ (#99,004). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Rolands“ bei #99,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Rolands is uncommon German at frequency #99,000 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁoːlant͡s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Rolands, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Rolands, spelled R-O-L-A-N-D-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Roland
  2. 2
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Roland
  3. 3
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Roland
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Roland
  5. 5
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Roland

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 "Rolands"?
"Rolands" is spelled R-O-L-A-N-D-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁoːlant͡s].
What does "Rolands" mean?
As a noun, "Rolands" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Roland
How do you pronounce "Rolands"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Rolands" is [ˈʁoːlant͡s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Rolands" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list