Rosenkohl

[ˈʁoːzn̩ˌkoːl]

/[ˈʁoːzn̩ˌkoːl]/ noun

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The verdict

“Rosenkohl” is uncommon German (frequency #50,009 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,009
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pflanze aus der Familie der Kreuzblütengewächse (lateinisch brassica oleracea var. gemmifera)

Corpus desk

Index DE-rosenkohl · Rosenkohl · German

Rosenkohl · rank #50,009 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,009
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Risikobereits…

Nearest frequency peer: Risikobereitschaft (-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 „Rosenkohl“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Rosenkohl
PropertyValue
HeadwordRosenkohl
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʁoːzn̩ˌkoːl]
Letters9
Frequency rank#50,009
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Rosenkohl“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Rosenkohlfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Risikobereitschaft“ (#50,008), „Rheinbrücke“ (#50,007), „Rundfunkanstalten“ (#50,011). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Rosenkohl“ bei #50,009. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Rosenkohl is uncommon German at frequency #50,009 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁoːzn̩ˌkoːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Rosenkohl in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

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 Rosenkohl, spelled R-O-S-E-N-K-O-H-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pflanze aus der Familie der Kreuzblütengewächse (lateinisch brassica oleracea var. gemmifera)
  2. 2
    als Gemüse verwendete Knospen von ^([1])

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Rosenkohl wird in ganz Europa angebaut.
  2. „Der Rosenkohl und der Grünkohl stehen noch.“

Synonyms

KohlsprossenSprossenkohl

Antonyms

RotkohlWeißkohl

This word in other languages

Brussels sprout(English)chou de Bruxelles(Français)

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 "Rosenkohl"?
"Rosenkohl" is spelled R-O-S-E-N-K-O-H-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁoːzn̩ˌkoːl].
What does "Rosenkohl" mean?
As a noun, "Rosenkohl" means: Pflanze aus der Familie der Kreuzblütengewächse (lateinisch brassica oleracea var. gemmifera)
How do you pronounce "Rosenkohl"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Rosenkohl" is [ˈʁoːzn̩ˌkoːl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Rosenkohl" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Schulform#50,029sinnloser#50,057Pfirsiche#49,953Nominativ#49,932

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list