Rotwild

[ˈʁoːtˌvɪlt]

/[ˈʁoːtˌvɪlt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Rotwild” is uncommon German (frequency #63,710 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,710
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sammelbezeichnung für Rothirsche

Corpus desk

Index DE-rotwild · Rotwild · German

Rotwild · rank #63,710 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #63,710
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH rope

Nearest frequency peer: rope (-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 „Rotwild“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Rotwild
PropertyValue
HeadwordRotwild
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʁoːtˌvɪlt]
Letters7
Frequency rank#63,710
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Rotwild“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Rotwildfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „rope“ (#63,709), „runterfallen“ (#63,711), „Romanistik“ (#63,708). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Rotwild“ bei #63,710. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Rotwild is uncommon German at frequency #63,710 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁoːtˌvɪlt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sammelbezeichnung für Rothirsche".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Rotwild, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Rotwild, spelled R-O-T-W-I-L-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sammelbezeichnung für Rothirsche

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Rotwild ist in Deutschland nicht mehr überall anzutreffen.
  2. Bei der Treibjagd wurden 10 Stück Rotwild erlegt.

Synonyms

Rothirsche

Antonyms

DamwildRehwildSchwarzwild

This word in other languages

red deer(English)venado(Español)cerfs(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 "Rotwild"?
"Rotwild" is spelled R-O-T-W-I-L-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁoːtˌvɪlt].
What does "Rotwild" mean?
As a noun, "Rotwild" means: Sammelbezeichnung für Rothirsche
How do you pronounce "Rotwild"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Rotwild" is [ˈʁoːtˌvɪlt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Rotwild" come from?
"Rotwild" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Rösrath#63,717Salerno#63,721rendern#63,694Raubbau#63,682

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list