Rolf
[ʁɔlf]
The verdict
“Rolf” has 5 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #4,927. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #4,927
- frequency rank, German
- 2,984
- “R” headwords
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - männlicher Vorname
Corpus desk
Index DE-rolf · Rolf · German
Rolf · rank #4,927 · 5 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #4,927
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 5 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,984
- PHOTO-FINISH Reichweite
Nearest frequency peer: Reichweite (-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.
Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Rolf“
Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft
- Radfahrer
Radfahrer
95,077 corpus weight
- ray
ray
95,076 corpus weight
- Reichweite
Reichweite
95,075 corpus weight
- Rolf
Rolf
95,074 corpus weight
- Rostock
Rostock
95,073 corpus weight
- Rücktritt
Rücktritt
95,072 corpus weight
What this shows „Rolf“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Rolf |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [ʁɔlf] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #4,927 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Rolf“
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 5 spelling variants around Rolf (IPA [ʁɔlf]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #4,927 among 2,984 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "männlicher Vorname".
Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for Rolf, with forms such as "orlf", "rlof", and "rolff". 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. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "rot", "Ruf", "RTL", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Rolf, spelled R-O-L-F.
Definition
- 1männlicher Vorname
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Rolf appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Rolf wird gemeinhin als Misanthrop angesehen.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- orlf
- rlof
- rolff
- rollf
- rrolf
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Rolf - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Rolf", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).