Rotkäppchen

Name: Rotkäppchen, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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[ˈʁoːtˌkɛpçən]

/[ˈʁoːtˌkɛpçən]/ name

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“Rotkäppchen” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #33,258. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,258
frequency rank, German: 42,116
“R” headwords: 16
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - europäisches Märchen und Titelgestalt/Titelfigur eines, im deutschsprachigen Raum eines der bekanntesten, Märchen der Brüder Grimm (auch als „Das Rotkäppchen“, „Rotkäppchen und der Wolf“ oder „Rotk...

Key facts for Rotkäppchen
Property	Value
Headword	Rotkäppchen
Language	German
Part of speech	Proper noun
IPA	[ˈʁoːtˌkɛpçən]
Letters	11
Frequency rank	#33,258
Misspellings tracked	16
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Rotkäppchen” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Rotkäppchen lands here:

#33,258

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around Rotkäppchen (IPA [ˈʁoːtˌkɛpçən]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #33,258 among 42,116 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for Rotkäppchen, with forms such as "ortkäppchen", "roktäppchen", and "rotkkäppchen". 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. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Rotkäppchen, spelled R-O-T-K-Ä-P-P-C-H-E-N.

Definition

1
europäisches Märchen und Titelgestalt/Titelfigur eines, im deutschsprachigen Raum eines der bekanntesten, Märchen der Brüder Grimm (auch als „Das Rotkäppchen“, „Rotkäppchen und der Wolf“ oder „Rotkäppchen und der böse Wolf,“ im österreichischen Burgenland und Ungarn auch Piroschka, von ungarisch piros: rot, bekannt)
2
Rose, Beetrose
3
Mitarbeiter der Zugaufsicht mit roter Kopfbedeckung

This word in other languages

Little Red Riding Hood(English)Petit Chaperon rouge(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ortkäppchen,roktäppchen,rotkkäppchen,rotkpäpchen,rotkäpchen,rotkäpcphen,rotkäppcchen,rotkäppcehn,rotkäppchenn,rotkäppchhen,rotkäppchne,rotkäpphcen,rottkäppchen,rotäkppchen,rrotkäppchen,rtokäppchen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Rotkäppchen - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Edit distance from "Rotkäppchen"

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 "Rotkäppchen"?

"Rotkäppchen" is spelled R-O-T-K-Ä-P-P-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁoːtˌkɛpçən].

What does "Rotkäppchen" mean?

As a proper noun, "Rotkäppchen" means: europäisches Märchen und Titelgestalt/Titelfigur eines, im deutschsprachigen Raum eines der bekanntesten, Märchen der Brüder Grimm (auch als „Das Rotkäppchen“, „Rotkäppchen und der Wolf“ oder „Rotk...

What are common misspellings of "Rotkäppchen"?

Common misspellings include "ortkäppchen", "roktäppchen", "rotkkäppchen", "rotkpäpchen", "rotkäpchen". The correct spelling is "Rotkäppchen".

How do you pronounce "Rotkäppchen"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Rotkäppchen" is [ˈʁoːtˌkɛpçən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "Rotkäppchen" come from?

"Rotkäppchen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.

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Using “Rotkäppchen”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct German spelling is R-O-T-K-Ä-P-P-C-H-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.