Rollentausch
[ˈʁɔlənˌtaʊ̯ʃ]
The verdict
“Rollentausch” is uncommon German (frequency #88,218 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #88,218
- frequency rank, German
- 2,984
- “R” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Theater: Tausch der Rollen zwischen zwei Schauspielern
Corpus desk
Index DE-rollentausch · Rollentausch · German
Rollentausch · rank #88,218 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #88,218
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,984
- PHOTO-FINISH Rollern
Nearest frequency peer: Rollern (+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 „Rollentausch“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Riede
Riede
11,790 corpus weight
- Rollentausch
Rollentausch
11,783 corpus weight
- Rollern
Rollern
11,782 corpus weight
- Ronnenberg
Ronnenberg
11,781 corpus weight
- Rosanna
Rosanna
11,779 corpus weight
- Rosine
Rosine
11,778 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Rollentausch“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Rollentausch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʁɔlənˌtaʊ̯ʃ] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #88,218 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Rollentausch“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Rollentausch is uncommon German at frequency #88,218 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁɔlənˌtaʊ̯ʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Rollentausch doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, 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 easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Rollentausch, spelled R-O-L-L-E-N-T-A-U-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1Theater: Tausch der Rollen zwischen zwei Schauspielern
- 2Wechsel der Argumentation, Funktion, gesellschaftlichen Position zwischen zwei Personen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Rollentausch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Zu Beginn gestand sie eine gewisse Verwirrung hinsichtlich eines offensichtlichen Rollentauschs mit Professor von Halder.“
„Den Rollentausch der Shakespearezeit, wo Männer Frauen spielten, können wir seit der Barockzeit und dem Rokoko bis heute in der Oper nachvollziehen.“
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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