Rotkehlchen
[ˈʁoːtˌkeːlçən]
The verdict
“Rotkehlchen” is uncommon German (frequency #64,657 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #64,657
- frequency rank, German
- 2,984
- “R” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kleiner Singvogel, Gattung der Sperlingsvögel
Corpus desk
Index DE-rotkehlchen · Rotkehlchen · German
Rotkehlchen · rank #64,657 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #64,657
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,984
- PHOTO-FINISH rothaarigen
Nearest frequency peer: rothaarigen (-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 „Rotkehlchen“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Romania
Romania
35,347 corpus weight
- Rosetten
Rosetten
35,346 corpus weight
- rothaarigen
rothaarigen
35,345 corpus weight
- Rotkehlchen
Rotkehlchen
35,344 corpus weight
- Ruhms
Ruhms
35,343 corpus weight
- Rädelsführer
Rädelsführer
35,341 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Rotkehlchen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Rotkehlchen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʁoːtˌkeːlçən] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #64,657 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Rotkehlchen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Rotkehlchen is uncommon German at frequency #64,657 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁoːtˌkeːlçən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "kleiner Singvogel, Gattung der Sperlingsvögel".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Rotkehlchen, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Rotkehlchen, spelled R-O-T-K-E-H-L-C-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1kleiner Singvogel, Gattung der Sperlingsvögel
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Rotkehlchen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das Rotkehlchen fliegt vorbei.
Drinnen aber war es behaglich, das Rotkehlchen zwitscherte, die Wanduhr ging in starkem Schlag, und der Kachelofen tat das Seine.
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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.
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