Rollladen

[ˈʁɔlˌlaːdn̩]

/[ˈʁɔlˌlaːdn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Rollladen” is uncommon German (frequency #73,951 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,951
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - aufrollbare hölzerne, metallene oder aus Kunststoff gefertigte Jalousie, die an der Außenseite von Fenstern oder Türen heruntergelassen werden kann

Corpus desk

Index DE-rollladen · Rollladen · German

Rollladen · rank #73,951 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,951
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Rohlinge

Nearest frequency peer: Rohlinge (-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 „Rollladen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Rollladen
PropertyValue
HeadwordRollladen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʁɔlˌlaːdn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#73,951
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Rollladen“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Rollladenfällt 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: „Rohlinge“ (#73,950), „Routern“ (#73,952), „rocher“ (#73,949). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Rollladen“ bei #73,951. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Rollladen is uncommon German at frequency #73,951 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁɔlˌlaːdn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "aufrollbare hölzerne, metallene oder aus Kunststoff gefertigte Jalousie, die an der Außenseite von Fenstern oder Türen heruntergelassen werden kann".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Rollladen, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Rollladen, spelled R-O-L-L-L-A-D-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    aufrollbare hölzerne, metallene oder aus Kunststoff gefertigte Jalousie, die an der Außenseite von Fenstern oder Türen heruntergelassen werden kann

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Zum Schutz gegen Einbrecher haben wir an unserem Haus Rollläden installieren lassen.
  2. „Er öffnet, macht das Licht an, die Rollläden sind noch heruntergelassen.“

This word in other languages

roller shutter(English)persiana(Español)volet roulant(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 "Rollladen"?
"Rollladen" is spelled R-O-L-L-L-A-D-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁɔlˌlaːdn̩].
What does "Rollladen" mean?
As a noun, "Rollladen" means: aufrollbare hölzerne, metallene oder aus Kunststoff gefertigte Jalousie, die an der Außenseite von Fenstern oder Türen heruntergelassen werden kann
How do you pronounce "Rollladen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Rollladen" is [ˈʁɔlˌlaːdn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Rollladen" come from?
"Rollladen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Rundblick#73,955Sandsturm#73,964rausreden#73,924Radiation#73,920

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list