Rötung

[ˈʁøːtʊŋ]

/[ˈʁøːtʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Rötung” is uncommon German (frequency #62,814 among 42,116 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,814
frequency rank, German
42,116
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - das Rotwerden (besonders der Haut)

Key facts for Rötung
PropertyValue
HeadwordRötung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʁøːtʊŋ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#62,814
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Rötung” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Rötung lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Rötung is uncommon German at frequency #62,814 among 42,116 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁøːtʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Rötung, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Rötung, spelled R-Ö-T-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    das Rotwerden (besonders der Haut)
  2. 2
    gerötete Stelle (besonders auf der Haut)

Synonyms

Erythem

This word in other languages

reddening(English)

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 "Rötung"?
"Rötung" is spelled R-Ö-T-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁøːtʊŋ].
What does "Rötung" mean?
As a noun, "Rötung" means: das Rotwerden (besonders der Haut)
How do you pronounce "Rötung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Rötung" is [ˈʁøːtʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Rötung" come from?
"Rötung" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Rötung”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is R-Ö-T-U-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʁøːtʊŋ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list