rotze
[ˈʁɔt͡sə]
The verdict
“rotze” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs rotzen
Corpus desk
Index DE-rotze · rotze · German
rotze · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "R" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | rotze |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈʁɔt͡sə] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „rotze“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
rotze is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʁɔt͡sə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for rotze, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is rotze, spelled R-O-T-Z-E.
Definition
- 11. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs rotzen
- 21. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs rotzen
- 33. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs rotzen
- 42. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs rotzen
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.