Rothaut
[ˈʁoːtˌhaʊ̯t]
The verdict
“Rothaut” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - abwertend, scherzhaft, veraltet: indigener Bewohner Nordamerikas
Corpus desk
Index DE-rothaut · Rothaut · German
Rothaut · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Rothaut |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʁoːtˌhaʊ̯t] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Rothaut“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Rothaut is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁoːtˌhaʊ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "abwertend, scherzhaft, veraltet: indigener Bewohner Nordamerikas".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Rothaut, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Rothaut, spelled R-O-T-H-A-U-T.
Definition
- 1abwertend, scherzhaft, veraltet: indigener Bewohner Nordamerikas
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Rothaut appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Wie in der Frage der Rothäute sind sie auch in der der Schwarzhäute nicht allzu wirksam gewesen, denn fast zweihundert Jahre mußten seit jenem Protest von Germantown vergehen, bevor sich die Anhänger und die Gegner der Sklaverei entscheidend trafen.“
„Die beiden Indianer führten uns hinunter zum Flussbett und dann tatsächlich unter die Brücke, auf der Seite des Wachpostens, wo wir eine Gruppe von ungefähr dreißig Männern, Frauen und Kindern dieser Rothäute trafen.“
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.