Rossmarkt
[ˈʁɔsˌmaʁkt]
The verdict
“Rossmarkt” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Markt, auf dem Pferde gehandelt werden
Corpus desk
Index DE-rossmarkt · Rossmarkt · German
Rossmarkt · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "R" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Rossmarkt |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʁɔsˌmaʁkt] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Rossmarkt“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Rossmarkt is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁɔsˌmaʁkt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Markt, auf dem Pferde gehandelt werden".
Rossmarkt doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Rossmarkt, spelled R-O-S-S-M-A-R-K-T.
Definition
- 1Markt, auf dem Pferde gehandelt werden
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Rossmarkt appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Damals befand sich ein großer überregionaler Rossmarkt in Moosburg an der Isar. Der Heilige der Stadt, Sankt Kastulus, stand im Ruf, der Schutzpatron der Rossdiebe zu sein. In Moosburg stand aber auch ein Galgen, an dem viele der Hallertauer Pferdediebe ihr Leben aushauchten. Der Moosburger Pfarrer Anton Nagel berichtet um 1790, dass an einem Tag generat…
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.