Titelrolle

[ˈtiːtl̩ˌʁɔlə]

/[ˈtiːtl̩ˌʁɔlə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Titelrolle” is uncommon German (frequency #55,769 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,769
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hauptrolle in einem Theaterstück, Film oder dergleichen, die zugleich dem Werk den Namen gibt oder im Namen des Werkes steht

Corpus desk

Index DE-titelrolle · Titelrolle · German

Titelrolle · rank #55,769 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,769
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH tierisches

Nearest frequency peer: tierisches (-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 „Titelrolle“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Titelrolle
PropertyValue
HeadwordTitelrolle
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈtiːtl̩ˌʁɔlə]
Letters10
Frequency rank#55,769
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Titelrolle“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Titelrollefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „tierisches“ (#55,768), „Tierfutter“ (#55,767), „torpediert“ (#55,771). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Titelrolle“ bei #55,769. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Titelrolle is uncommon German at frequency #55,769 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtiːtl̩ˌʁɔlə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Hauptrolle in einem Theaterstück, Film oder dergleichen, die zugleich dem Werk den Namen gibt oder im Namen des Werkes steht".

Titelrolle has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

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 Titelrolle, spelled T-I-T-E-L-R-O-L-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hauptrolle in einem Theaterstück, Film oder dergleichen, die zugleich dem Werk den Namen gibt oder im Namen des Werkes steht

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 "Titelrolle"?
"Titelrolle" is spelled T-I-T-E-L-R-O-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtiːtl̩ˌʁɔlə].
What does "Titelrolle" mean?
As a noun, "Titelrolle" means: Hauptrolle in einem Theaterstück, Film oder dergleichen, die zugleich dem Werk den Namen gibt oder im Namen des Werkes steht
How do you pronounce "Titelrolle"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Titelrolle" is [ˈtiːtl̩ˌʁɔlə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Titelrolle" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

tierisches#55,768Tierfutter#55,767torpediert#55,771traditions#55,773

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list