Romanfigur

[ʁoˈmaːnfiˌɡuːɐ̯]

/[ʁoˈmaːnfiˌɡuːɐ̯]/ noun

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The verdict

“Romanfigur” is uncommon German (frequency #84,485 among 42,116 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#84,485
frequency rank, German
42,116
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (meist fiktive) Person, die ein Schriftsteller in einem seiner Romane auftreten lässt

Key facts for Romanfigur
PropertyValue
HeadwordRomanfigur
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʁoˈmaːnfiˌɡuːɐ̯]
Letters10
Frequency rank#84,485
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Romanfigur” 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). Romanfigur lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

Romanfigur is uncommon German at frequency #84,485 among 42,116 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʁoˈmaːnfiˌɡuːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(meist fiktive) Person, die ein Schriftsteller in einem seiner Romane auftreten lässt".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Romanfigur, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Romanfigur, spelled R-O-M-A-N-F-I-G-U-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    (meist fiktive) Person, die ein Schriftsteller in einem seiner Romane auftreten lässt

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 "Romanfigur"?
"Romanfigur" is spelled R-O-M-A-N-F-I-G-U-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁoˈmaːnfiˌɡuːɐ̯].
What does "Romanfigur" mean?
As a noun, "Romanfigur" means: (meist fiktive) Person, die ein Schriftsteller in einem seiner Romane auftreten lässt
How do you pronounce "Romanfigur"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Romanfigur" is [ʁoˈmaːnfiˌɡuːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Romanfigur" come from?
"Romanfigur" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Romanfigur”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is R-O-M-A-N-F-I-G-U-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ʁoˈmaːnfiˌɡuːɐ̯] (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

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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