Rolltreppe

[ˈʁɔlˌtʁɛpə]

/[ˈʁɔlˌtʁɛpə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Rolltreppe” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #35,421. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,421
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Treppe, deren Stufen sich auf- oder abwärts bewegen

Corpus desk

Index DE-rolltreppe · Rolltreppe · German

Rolltreppe · rank #35,421 · 12 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #35,421
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Rohbau

Nearest frequency peer: Rohbau (-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 „Rolltreppe“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Rolltreppe“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Rolltreppe vs Rolltreppen
91% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Rolltreppe
PropertyValue
HeadwordRolltreppe
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʁɔlˌtʁɛpə]
Letters10
Frequency rank#35,421
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Rolltreppe“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Rolltreppeliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Rohbau“ (#35,420), „Robertson“ (#35,419), „Ronja“ (#35,423). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Rolltreppe“ bei #35,421. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Rolltreppe (IPA [ˈʁɔlˌtʁɛpə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #35,421 among 2,984 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Treppe, deren Stufen sich auf- oder abwärts bewegen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Rolltreppe, with forms such as "orlltreppe", "rloltreppe", and "rollrteppe". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Rolltreppen", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

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 Rolltreppe, spelled R-O-L-L-T-R-E-P-P-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Treppe, deren Stufen sich auf- oder abwärts bewegen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Techniker muss die Rolltreppe reparieren.
  2. Ich meide Rolltreppen grundsätzlich.

Synonyms

Fahrtreppe

Antonyms

AufzugElevatorFörderkorbPaternoster

This word in other languages

escalator(English)escalator(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • orlltreppe
  • rloltreppe
  • rollrteppe
  • rollterppe
  • rolltrepe
  • rolltrepep
  • rolltrpepe
  • rolltrreppe
  • rollttreppe
  • roltlreppe
  • roltreppe
  • rrolltreppe

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Rolltreppe - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

orlltreppe2rloltreppe2rollrteppe2rollterppe2rolltrepe1rolltrepep2rolltrpepe2rolltrreppe1
Edit distance from "Rolltreppe"

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 "Rolltreppe"?
"Rolltreppe" is spelled R-O-L-L-T-R-E-P-P-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁɔlˌtʁɛpə].
What does "Rolltreppe" mean?
As a noun, "Rolltreppe" means: Treppe, deren Stufen sich auf- oder abwärts bewegen
What words are commonly confused with "Rolltreppe"?
"Rolltreppe" is commonly confused with "Rolltreppen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Rolltreppe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Rolltreppe" is [ˈʁɔlˌtʁɛpə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Rolltreppe" come from?
"Rolltreppe" 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 "Rolltreppe", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Reichsmark#35,407schmuggeln#35,435Schreibung#35,439prozentual#35,393

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

Rheintal12 variantsRamstein12 variantssingende12 variantsPropeller12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list