rotbraun

[ˈʁoːtˌbʁaʊ̯n]

/[ˈʁoːtˌbʁaʊ̯n]/ adj

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The verdict

“rotbraun” is uncommon German (frequency #58,232 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,232
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in einem Braun mit rötlichem Einschlag

Corpus desk

Index DE-rotbraun · rotbraun · German

rotbraun · rank #58,232 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,232
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH rostigen

Nearest frequency peer: rostigen (-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 „rotbraun“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for rotbraun
PropertyValue
Headwordrotbraun
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʁoːtˌbʁaʊ̯n]
Letters8
Frequency rank#58,232
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „rotbraun“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „rostigen“ (#58,231), „Ruch“ (#58,233), „rollende“ (#58,229). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „rotbraun“ bei #58,232. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

rotbraun is uncommon German at frequency #58,232 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʁoːtˌbʁaʊ̯n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "in einem Braun mit rötlichem Einschlag".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for rotbraun, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

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 rotbraun, spelled R-O-T-B-R-A-U-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    in einem Braun mit rötlichem Einschlag

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Viele rotbraune Kastanien hatten wir gesammelt.

Synonyms

kastanienbraun

This word in other languages

russet(English)

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 "rotbraun"?
"rotbraun" is spelled R-O-T-B-R-A-U-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁoːtˌbʁaʊ̯n].
What does "rotbraun" mean?
As an adjective, "rotbraun" means: in einem Braun mit rötlichem Einschlag
How do you pronounce "rotbraun"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rotbraun" is [ˈʁoːtˌbʁaʊ̯n]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rotbraun" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

rostigen#58,231rollende#58,229Sandberg#58,248scherzte#58,256

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list