Romanvorlage
[ʁoˈmaːnfoːɐ̯ˌlaːɡə]
The verdict
“Romanvorlage” is uncommon German (frequency #96,173 among 42,116 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #96,173
- frequency rank, German
- 42,116
- “R” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Roman, dessen Handlung in einem Film, Theaterstück oder Ähnlichen aufgegriffen und weiterverarbeitet wird
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Romanvorlage |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ʁoˈmaːnfoːɐ̯ˌlaːɡə] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #96,173 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Romanvorlage” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Romanvorlage is uncommon German at frequency #96,173 among 42,116 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʁoˈmaːnfoːɐ̯ˌlaːɡə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Roman, dessen Handlung in einem Film, Theaterstück oder Ähnlichen aufgegriffen und weiterverarbeitet wird".
Zero misspellings are on record for Romanvorlage in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
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 Romanvorlage, spelled R-O-M-A-N-V-O-R-L-A-G-E.
Definition
- 1Roman, dessen Handlung in einem Film, Theaterstück oder Ähnlichen aufgegriffen und weiterverarbeitet wird
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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Using “Romanvorlage”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is R-O-M-A-N-V-O-R-L-A-G-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ʁoˈmaːnfoːɐ̯ˌlaːɡə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.