Rottweiler

[ˈʁɔtvaɪ̯lɐ]

/[ˈʁɔtvaɪ̯lɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Rottweiler” is uncommon German (frequency #55,665 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,665
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bürger der Stadt Rottweil, in Rottweil geborene Person

Corpus desk

Index DE-rottweiler · Rottweiler · German

Rottweiler · rank #55,665 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,665
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Routinen

Nearest frequency peer: Routinen (+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 „Rottweiler“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Rottweiler
PropertyValue
HeadwordRottweiler
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʁɔtvaɪ̯lɐ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#55,665
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Rottweiler“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Routinen“ (#55,666), „Romanzen“ (#55,663), „rucola“ (#55,667). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Rottweiler“ bei #55,665. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Rottweiler is uncommon German at frequency #55,665 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁɔtvaɪ̯lɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Rottweiler has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Rottweiler, spelled R-O-T-T-W-E-I-L-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bürger der Stadt Rottweil, in Rottweil geborene Person
  2. 2
    eine weit verbreitete Hunderasse

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Für einen Rottweiler ist die Fastnacht der Höhepunkt des Jahres.
  2. Ich habe mir einen Rottweiler als Wachhund gekauft.

This word in other languages

rottweiler(English)rottweiler(Français)

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 "Rottweiler"?
"Rottweiler" is spelled R-O-T-T-W-E-I-L-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁɔtvaɪ̯lɐ].
What does "Rottweiler" mean?
As a noun, "Rottweiler" means: Bürger der Stadt Rottweil, in Rottweil geborene Person
How do you pronounce "Rottweiler"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Rottweiler" is [ˈʁɔtvaɪ̯lɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Rottweiler" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Salamander#55,672reparierte#55,654schiefgeht#55,682Schopfheim#55,689

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list