Romanvorlage

[ʁoˈmaːnfoːɐ̯ˌlaːɡə]

/[ʁoˈmaːnfoːɐ̯ˌlaːɡə]/ noun

The verdict

“Romanvorlage” is uncommon German (frequency #96,173 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,173
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Roman, dessen Handlung in einem Film, Theaterstück oder Ähnlichen aufgegriffen und weiterverarbeitet wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-romanvorlage · Romanvorlage · German

Romanvorlage · rank #96,173 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #96,173
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH rumpeln

Nearest frequency peer: rumpeln (+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 „Romanvorlage“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Romanvorlage
PropertyValue
HeadwordRomanvorlage
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʁoˈmaːnfoːɐ̯ˌlaːɡə]
Letters12
Frequency rank#96,173
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Romanvorlage“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Romanvorlagefällt 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: „rumpeln“ (#96,174), „Roheisen“ (#96,171), „Rums“ (#96,175). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Romanvorlage“ bei #96,173. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Romanvorlage is uncommon German at frequency #96,173 among 2,984 “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

  1. 1
    Roman, dessen Handlung in einem Film, Theaterstück oder Ähnlichen aufgegriffen und weiterverarbeitet wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Der Film hält sich grundsätzlich eng an die Romanvorlage.“
  2. „Der Film folgt im großen und ganzen der Romanvorlage.“

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 "Romanvorlage"?
"Romanvorlage" is spelled R-O-M-A-N-V-O-R-L-A-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁoˈmaːnfoːɐ̯ˌlaːɡə].
What does "Romanvorlage" mean?
As a noun, "Romanvorlage" means: Roman, dessen Handlung in einem Film, Theaterstück oder Ähnlichen aufgegriffen und weiterverarbeitet wird
How do you pronounce "Romanvorlage"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Romanvorlage" is [ʁoˈmaːnfoːɐ̯ˌlaːɡə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Romanvorlage" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list