Rotunde

[ʁoˈtʊndə]

/[ʁoˈtʊndə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Rotunde” is uncommon German (frequency #82,053 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#82,053
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - rund ausgeführtes Bauwerk/Bauwerkteil oder Garten-/Parkteil

Corpus desk

Index DE-rotunde · Rotunde · German

Rotunde · rank #82,053 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #82,053
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Rosas

Nearest frequency peer: Rosas (-2 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 „Rotunde“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Rotunde
PropertyValue
HeadwordRotunde
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʁoˈtʊndə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#82,053
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Rotunde“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Rotundefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Rosas“ (#82,051), „Rucksäcken“ (#82,055), „romanisch“ (#82,049). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Rotunde“ bei #82,053. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Rotunde is uncommon German at frequency #82,053 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʁoˈtʊndə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Rotunde doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Rotunde, spelled R-O-T-U-N-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    rund ausgeführtes Bauwerk/Bauwerkteil oder Garten-/Parkteil
  2. 2
    rundes Toilettenhäuschen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Die große Rotunde im „Palast der Republik“ in Léopoldville, der Hauptstadt des neuen Staates am Ufer des Kongo-Flusses, hat sich gefüllt.“
  2. „Mit tief ins Gesicht gezogenen Hüten betraten wir die schöne Rotunde, in der sich die Leute drängten.“

This word in other languages

rotunda(English)rotonda(Español)rotonde(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 "Rotunde"?
"Rotunde" is spelled R-O-T-U-N-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁoˈtʊndə].
What does "Rotunde" mean?
As a noun, "Rotunde" means: rund ausgeführtes Bauwerk/Bauwerkteil oder Garten-/Parkteil
How do you pronounce "Rotunde"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Rotunde" is [ʁoˈtʊndə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Rotunde" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

röschen#82,062reprise#82,038remains#82,034Scherbe#82,087

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list