rotieren

/[ʁoˈtiːʁən]/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#37,172

in German word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

rotieren is aGermanverb. It means: sich um eine (gedachte) Achse bewegen Pronounced [ʁoˈtiːʁən]. Often confused with rotiert and regieren.

Key facts for rotieren
PropertyValue
Headwordrotieren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ʁoˈtiːʁən]
Letters8
Frequency rank#37,172
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of rotieren in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for rotieren is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ʁoˈtiːʁən]. Corpus data places it at rank #37,172 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for rotieren, with forms such as "ortieren", "roiteren", and "roteiren". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "rotiert", "regieren", "rasieren", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is rotieren, spelled R-O-T-I-E-R-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    sich um eine (gedachte) Achse bewegen
  2. 2
    hektisch sein, hektisch werden, (sich) hetzen
  3. 3
    einen Posten, eine Position tauschen

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ortieren,roiteren,roteiren,rotieern,rotierenn,rotierne,rotierren,rotireen,rottieren,rrotieren,rtoieren

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for rotieren

Misspelling Variants of "rotieren"

ortieren8roiteren8roteiren8rotieern8rotierenn9rotierne8rotierren9rotireen8
Misspelling Variants of "rotieren"

Frequency rank: #37,172 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "rotieren"?
"rotieren" is spelled R-O-T-I-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁoˈtiːʁən].
What does "rotieren" mean?
As a verb, "rotieren" means: sich um eine (gedachte) Achse bewegen
What words are commonly confused with "rotieren"?
"rotieren" is commonly confused with "rotiert", "regieren", "rasieren". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "rotieren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rotieren" is [ʁoˈtiːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rotieren" come from?
"rotieren" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.