Rotton
[ˈʁoːtˌtoːn]
The verdict
“Rotton” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - roter Farbton, rötliche Färbung
Corpus desk
Index DE-rotton · Rotton · German
Rotton · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | Rotton |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʁoːtˌtoːn] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Rotton“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Rotton is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁoːtˌtoːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "roter Farbton, rötliche Färbung".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Rotton, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file 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 Rotton, spelled R-O-T-T-O-N.
Definition
- 1roter Farbton, rötliche Färbung
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Rotton appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Solange die Pflanze atmet, leuchtet sie, dabei dominieren zwei Rottöne.“
„Die frühesten erhaltenen gefärbten Stoffe in der europäischen Geschichte, datierbar auf das Ende des 4. Jahrtausends vor Christus, weisen allesamt Rottöne auf.“
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.