Rottenburg

[ˈʁɔtn̩ˌbʊʁk]

/[ˈʁɔtn̩ˌbʊʁk]/ name

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The verdict

“Rottenburg” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #24,100. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,100
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Stadt in Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland

Corpus desk

Index DE-rottenburg · Rottenburg · German

Rottenburg · rank #24,100 · 13 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,100
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Rosinen

Nearest frequency peer: Rosinen (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Rottenburg“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Rottenburg“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Rottenburg vs Rotenburg
90% similar
Rottenburg vs Rothenburg
90% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Rottenburg
PropertyValue
HeadwordRottenburg
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈʁɔtn̩ˌbʊʁk]
Letters10
Frequency rank#24,100
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Rottenburg“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Rottenburgliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Rosinen“ (#24,099), „Russia“ (#24,101), „Rockmusik“ (#24,098). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Rottenburg“ bei #24,100. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around Rottenburg (IPA [ˈʁɔtn̩ˌbʊʁk]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #24,100 among 2,984 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "eine Stadt in Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Rottenburg, with forms such as "orttenburg", "rotetnburg", and "rottebnurg". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Rotenburg", "Rothenburg", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

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 Rottenburg, spelled R-O-T-T-E-N-B-U-R-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Stadt in Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Rottenburg liegt in Deutschlands Südwesten.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • orttenburg
  • rotetnburg
  • rottebnurg
  • rottenbburg
  • rottenbrug
  • rottenbugr
  • rottenburgg
  • rottenburrg
  • rottennburg
  • rottenubrg
  • rottneburg
  • rrottenburg
  • rtotenburg

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Rottenburg - 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.

orttenburg2rotetnburg2rottebnurg2rottenbburg1rottenbrug2rottenbugr2rottenburgg1rottenburrg1
Edit distance from "Rottenburg"

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 "Rottenburg"?
"Rottenburg" is spelled R-O-T-T-E-N-B-U-R-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁɔtn̩ˌbʊʁk].
What does "Rottenburg" mean?
As a proper noun, "Rottenburg" means: eine Stadt in Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland
What words are commonly confused with "Rottenburg"?
"Rottenburg" is commonly confused with "Rotenburg", "Rothenburg". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Rottenburg"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Rottenburg" is [ˈʁɔtn̩ˌbʊʁk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Rottenburg" come from?
"Rottenburg" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

rekrutiert#24,093reinziehen#24,092rausfinden#24,085Schädigung#24,119

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

relativen13 variantsseitliche13 variantssiegreich13 variantssolutions13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list