Romanes

[ʁomaˈnɛs]

/[ʁomaˈnɛs]/ noun

The verdict

“Romanes” is uncommon German (frequency #86,994 among 42,116 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#86,994
frequency rank, German
42,116
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - stark dialektal zerklüftete indoarische Sprache der europäischen Roma mit Interferenzen aus den jeweiligen Kontaktsprachen (insbesondere dem Griechischen)

Key facts for Romanes
PropertyValue
HeadwordRomanes
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʁomaˈnɛs]
Letters7
Frequency rank#86,994
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Romanes” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Romanes lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Romanes is uncommon German at frequency #86,994 among 42,116 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʁomaˈnɛs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "stark dialektal zerklüftete indoarische Sprache der europäischen Roma mit Interferenzen aus den jeweiligen Kontaktsprachen (insbesondere dem Griechischen)".

Romanes has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

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 Romanes, spelled R-O-M-A-N-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    stark dialektal zerklüftete indoarische Sprache der europäischen Roma mit Interferenzen aus den jeweiligen Kontaktsprachen (insbesondere dem Griechischen)

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 "Romanes"?
"Romanes" is spelled R-O-M-A-N-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁomaˈnɛs].
What does "Romanes" mean?
As a noun, "Romanes" means: stark dialektal zerklüftete indoarische Sprache der europäischen Roma mit Interferenzen aus den jeweiligen Kontaktsprachen (insbesondere dem Griechischen)
How do you pronounce "Romanes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Romanes" is [ʁomaˈnɛs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Romanes" come from?
"Romanes" 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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Using “Romanes”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is R-O-M-A-N-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ʁomaˈnɛs] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list