Rout
[ʁaʊ̯t]
The verdict
“Rout” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - abendliches, gesellschaftliches Ereignis
Corpus desk
Index DE-rout · Rout · German
Rout · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 4 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 | Rout |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ʁaʊ̯t] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Rout“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Rout is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʁaʊ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "abendliches, gesellschaftliches Ereignis".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Rout in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Rout, spelled R-O-U-T.
Definition
- 1abendliches, gesellschaftliches Ereignis
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Rout appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„An diesem Tage fand bei der Gräfin Jelena Wassiljewna ein Rout statt.“
Synonyms
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.