Rummelplatz

[ˈʁʊml̩ˌplat͡s]

/[ˈʁʊml̩ˌplat͡s]/ noun

The verdict

“Rummelplatz” is uncommon German (frequency #87,000 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,000
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ort, an dem ein Rummel/ein Volksfest stattfindet

Corpus desk

Index DE-rummelplatz · Rummelplatz · German

Rummelplatz · rank #87,000 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #87,000
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Rufzeichen

Nearest frequency peer: Rufzeichen (-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 „Rummelplatz“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Rummelplatz
PropertyValue
HeadwordRummelplatz
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʁʊml̩ˌplat͡s]
Letters11
Frequency rank#87,000
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Rummelplatz“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Rufzeichen“ (#86,999), „Röntgenaufnahme“ (#87,001), „Röntgenstrahlung“ (#87,002). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Rummelplatz“ bei #87,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Rummelplatz is uncommon German at frequency #87,000 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁʊml̩ˌplat͡s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ort, an dem ein Rummel/ein Volksfest stattfindet".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Rummelplatz, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Rummelplatz, spelled R-U-M-M-E-L-P-L-A-T-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ort, an dem ein Rummel/ein Volksfest stattfindet

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Hildegard war mit der Tante Wojtaszak befreundet, die auf dem Rummelplatz neben der Grube »Königin Luise« eine Schießbude besaß.“
  2. „Er nennt den höchsten Gipfel der Erde einen banalen Berg, den Gipfel des Selbstbetrugs, Müllberg, Todeszone für Adrenalin-Freaks, Rummelplatz für Touristen, die überall schon gewesen sind.“

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); 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 "Rummelplatz"?
"Rummelplatz" is spelled R-U-M-M-E-L-P-L-A-T-Z. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁʊml̩ˌplat͡s].
What does "Rummelplatz" mean?
As a noun, "Rummelplatz" means: Ort, an dem ein Rummel/ein Volksfest stattfindet
How do you pronounce "Rummelplatz"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Rummelplatz" is [ˈʁʊml̩ˌplat͡s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Rummelplatz" come from?
"Rummelplatz" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list