Rotstift

[ˈʁoːtˌʃtɪft]

/[ˈʁoːtˌʃtɪft]/ noun

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The verdict

“Rotstift” is uncommon German (frequency #77,256 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,256
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - rot schreibender Stift

Corpus desk

Index DE-rotstift · Rotstift · German

Rotstift · rank #77,256 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #77,256
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH ruckartig

Nearest frequency peer: ruckartig (+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 „Rotstift“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Rotstift“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Rotstift
PropertyValue
HeadwordRotstift
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʁoːtˌʃtɪft]
Letters8
Frequency rank#77,256
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Rotstift“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Rotstiftfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „ruckartig“ (#77,257), „Rollfeld“ (#77,253), „rundliche“ (#77,259). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Rotstift“ bei #77,256. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Rotstift is uncommon German at frequency #77,256 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁoːtˌʃtɪft]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Rotstift in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Rotstift, spelled R-O-T-S-T-I-F-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    rot schreibender Stift
  2. 2
    Sparmaßnahmen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Wir korrigieren mit einem Rotstift.
  2. „Der Satz ist mit Rotstift durchgestrichen, ebenso das Kalenderblatt des Monats Mai.“

This word in other languages

red pencil(English)

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 "Rotstift"?
"Rotstift" is spelled R-O-T-S-T-I-F-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁoːtˌʃtɪft].
What does "Rotstift" mean?
As a noun, "Rotstift" means: rot schreibender Stift
How do you pronounce "Rotstift"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Rotstift" is [ˈʁoːtˌʃtɪft]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Rotstift" come from?
"Rotstift" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Rollfeld#77,253Sammlers#77,264Schauern#77,273Regesten#77,235

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list