Rotte
German, noun/ˈʁɔtə/
Rotte is spelled R-O-T-T-E (5 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 56,036th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Rotte is a German feminine noun meaning “rout, mob (group of people)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ein mittelalterliches Saiteninstrument”.
What does Rotte mean in English?
noun
- 1
derogatoryfemininerout, mob (group of people)
- 2
femininetwo ships or planes operating together
- 3
femininegroup of boars or wolves
- 4
feminineraregroup of dogs
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ein mittelalterliches Saiteninstrument 2. eine kleinere, ungeordnete Gruppe von Menschen 3. ein kleiner Verband, zwei gemeinsam im Einsatz stehende Flugzeuge oder Schiffe, eine Untereinheit eines Landsknechtsheeres mehrere hintereinanderstehende Soldaten 4. eine Gruppe von Wildschweinen oder Wölfen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Rotte
- Rotten plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Rotte?
- /ˈʁɔtə/
- [ˈʁɔtə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Rotte
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Rotte in German?
Rotte appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).