rotter

[ˈʁɔtɐ]

/[ˈʁɔtɐ]/ adj

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The verdict

“rotter” is uncommon German (frequency #54,844 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,844
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rott

Corpus desk

Index DE-rotter · rotter · German

rotter · rank #54,844 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #54,844
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Rotkohl

Nearest frequency peer: Rotkohl (-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 „rotter“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for rotter
PropertyValue
Headwordrotter
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʁɔtɐ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#54,844
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „rotter“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).rotterfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Rotkohl“ (#54,843), „rumpel“ (#54,845), „Rosenmontagszug“ (#54,842). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „rotter“ bei #54,844. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

rotter is uncommon German at frequency #54,844 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʁɔtɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for rotter in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 rotter, spelled R-O-T-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rott
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rott
  3. 3
    Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rott
  4. 4
    Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rott
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rott

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 "rotter"?
"rotter" is spelled R-O-T-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁɔtɐ].
What does "rotter" mean?
As an adjective, "rotter" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rott
How do you pronounce "rotter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rotter" is [ˈʁɔtɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rotter" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

rumpel#54,845Röcken#54,848röhrig#54,849Ranzen#54,831

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list