Rotzfahne
[ˈʁɔt͡sˌfaːnə]
The verdict
“Rotzfahne” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tuch, mit dem man sich die Nase putzen kann
Corpus desk
Index DE-rotzfahne · Rotzfahne · German
Rotzfahne · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Rotzfahne |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʁɔt͡sˌfaːnə] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Rotzfahne“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Rotzfahne is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁɔt͡sˌfaːnə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tuch, mit dem man sich die Nase putzen kann".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Rotzfahne, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Rotzfahne, spelled R-O-T-Z-F-A-H-N-E.
Definition
- 1Tuch, mit dem man sich die Nase putzen kann
This word in other languages
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.