Rotzunge
[ˈʁoːtˌt͡sʊŋə]
The verdict
“Rotzunge” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Plattfisch
Corpus desk
Index DE-rotzunge · Rotzunge · German
Rotzunge · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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 | Rotzunge |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʁoːtˌt͡sʊŋə] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Rotzunge“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Rotzunge is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁoːtˌt͡sʊŋə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for Rotzunge in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists 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 Rotzunge, spelled R-O-T-Z-U-N-G-E.
Definition
- 1ein Plattfisch
- 2die Limande
- 3die Hundszunge
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Rotzunge appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Rotzunge ist als Speisefisch eher unbekannt.
Synonyms
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.