Rondell

[ʁɔnˈdɛl]

/[ʁɔnˈdɛl]/ noun

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The verdict

“Rondell” is uncommon German (frequency #75,011 among 42,116 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,011
frequency rank, German
42,116
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - runder, starker Festungsturm

Key facts for Rondell
PropertyValue
HeadwordRondell
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʁɔnˈdɛl]
Letters7
Frequency rank#75,011
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Rondell” 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). Rondell 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

Rondell is uncommon German at frequency #75,011 among 42,116 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʁɔnˈdɛl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Rondell in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Rondell, spelled R-O-N-D-E-L-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    runder, starker Festungsturm
  2. 2
    halbkreisförmiges Erdwerk an den Festungsecken, aus dem sich die Bastion entwickelte
  3. 3
    Rundbau oder auch runder Platz
  4. 4
    kreisförmige Gartenanlage wie z.B. ein Zierbeet

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 "Rondell"?
"Rondell" is spelled R-O-N-D-E-L-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁɔnˈdɛl].
What does "Rondell" mean?
As a noun, "Rondell" means: runder, starker Festungsturm
How do you pronounce "Rondell"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Rondell" is [ʁɔnˈdɛl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Rondell" come from?
"Rondell" 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 “Rondell”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is R-O-N-D-E-L-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ʁɔnˈdɛl] (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