Rotlichtbezirk
[ˈʁoːtlɪçtbəˌt͡sɪʁk]
The verdict
“Rotlichtbezirk” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Stadtbezirk, der durch Prostitution und anderes sexorientiertes Gewerbe geprägt ist
Corpus desk
Index DE-rotlichtbezirk · Rotlichtbezirk · German
Rotlichtbezirk · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Rotlichtbezirk |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʁoːtlɪçtbəˌt͡sɪʁk] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Rotlichtbezirk“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Rotlichtbezirk is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁoːtlɪçtbəˌt͡sɪʁk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Stadtbezirk, der durch Prostitution und anderes sexorientiertes Gewerbe geprägt ist".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Rotlichtbezirk in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Rotlichtbezirk, spelled R-O-T-L-I-C-H-T-B-E-Z-I-R-K.
Definition
- 1Stadtbezirk, der durch Prostitution und anderes sexorientiertes Gewerbe geprägt ist
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Rotlichtbezirk appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Zum vierten Distrikt gehörten die Polizei von Shinjuku (fast der ganze Stadtbezirk) und das berüchtigte Kabukicho, einst der größte, brisanteste und einträglichste Rotlichtbezirk in Tokio.“
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.