Rothenburg

[ˈʁoːtn̩ˌbʊʁk]

/[ˈʁoːtn̩ˌbʊʁk]/ name

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The verdict

“Rothenburg” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #34,890. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#34,890
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Stadt in Sachsen, Deutschland

Corpus desk

Index DE-rothenburg · Rothenburg · German

Rothenburg · rank #34,890 · 16 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #34,890
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Rollo

Nearest frequency peer: Rollo (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Rothenburg“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Rothenburg“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Rothenburg vs Rottenburg
90% similar
Rothenburg vs Rotenburg
90% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Rothenburg
PropertyValue
HeadwordRothenburg
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈʁoːtn̩ˌbʊʁk]
Letters10
Frequency rank#34,890
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Rothenburg“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Rothenburgliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Rollo“ (#34,889), „rundes“ (#34,891), „Risikos“ (#34,888). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Rothenburg“ bei #34,890. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around Rothenburg (IPA [ˈʁoːtn̩ˌbʊʁk]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #34,890 among 2,984 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "eine Stadt in Sachsen, Deutschland".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for Rothenburg, with forms such as "orthenburg", "rohtenburg", and "rotehnburg". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Rottenburg", "Rotenburg", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Rothenburg, spelled R-O-T-H-E-N-B-U-R-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Stadt in Sachsen, Deutschland

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Rothenburg liegt in Deutschlands Osten.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • orthenburg
  • rohtenburg
  • rotehnburg
  • rothebnurg
  • rothenbburg
  • rothenbrug
  • rothenbugr
  • rothenburgg
  • rothenburrg
  • rothennburg
  • rothenubrg
  • rothhenburg
  • rothneburg
  • rotthenburg
  • rrothenburg
  • rtohenburg

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Rothenburg - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

orthenburg2rohtenburg2rotehnburg2rothebnurg2rothenbburg1rothenbrug2rothenbugr2rothenburgg1
Edit distance from "Rothenburg"

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 "Rothenburg"?
"Rothenburg" is spelled R-O-T-H-E-N-B-U-R-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁoːtn̩ˌbʊʁk].
What does "Rothenburg" mean?
As a proper noun, "Rothenburg" means: eine Stadt in Sachsen, Deutschland
What words are commonly confused with "Rothenburg"?
"Rothenburg" is commonly confused with "Rottenburg", "Rotenburg". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Rothenburg"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Rothenburg" is [ˈʁoːtn̩ˌbʊʁk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Rothenburg" come from?
"Rothenburg" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list