Rottweil

/[ˈʁɔtvaɪ̯l]/ name

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#23,287

in German word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

Rottweil is aGermanname. It means: Stadt in Baden-Württemberg Pronounced [ˈʁɔtvaɪ̯l]. Often confused with Rotwein.

Key facts for Rottweil
PropertyValue
HeadwordRottweil
LanguageGerman
Part of speechName
IPA[ˈʁɔtvaɪ̯l]
Letters8
Frequency rank#23,287
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Rottweil in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Rottweil is 8 letters long, classified as aname, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʁɔtvaɪ̯l]. Corpus data places it at rank #23,287 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Stadt in Baden-Württemberg".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Rottweil, with forms such as "orttweil", "rottewil", and "rottweill". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Rotwein", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Rottweil, spelled R-O-T-T-W-E-I-L, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Stadt in Baden-Württemberg

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: orttweil,rottewil,rottweill,rottweli,rottwiel,rottwweil,rotweil,rotwteil,rrottweil,rtotweil

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Rottweil

Misspelling Variants of "Rottweil"

orttweil8rottewil8rottweill9rottweli8rottwiel8rottwweil9rotweil7rotwteil8
Misspelling Variants of "Rottweil"

Frequency rank: #23,287 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Rottweil"?
"Rottweil" is spelled R-O-T-T-W-E-I-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁɔtvaɪ̯l].
What does "Rottweil" mean?
As a name, "Rottweil" means: Stadt in Baden-Württemberg
What words are commonly confused with "Rottweil"?
"Rottweil" is commonly confused with "Rotwein". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Rottweil"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Rottweil" is [ˈʁɔtvaɪ̯l]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Rottweil" come from?
"Rottweil" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.