Rohr

\ʁoːɐ̯\

/\ʁoːɐ̯\/ noun

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The verdict

“Rohr” is uncommon French (frequency #91,115 among 5,742 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,115
frequency rank, French
5,742
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tuyau, tube.

Corpus desk

Index FR-rohr · Rohr · French

Rohr · rank #91,115 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #91,115
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,742
  • PHOTO-FINISH riv

Nearest frequency peer: riv (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « Rohr »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « Rohr » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Rohr
PropertyValue
HeadwordRohr
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʁoːɐ̯\
Letters4
Frequency rank#91,115
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Rohr » en français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).Rohrtombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Voisins rares de la même bande: « riv » (#91,114), « rone » (#91,117), « roro » (#91,118). Parmi 5,742 lemmes en « R », « Rohr » est au #91,115. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Rohr is uncommon French at frequency #91,115 among 5,742 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʁoːɐ̯\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Rohr in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is Rohr, spelled R-O-H-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tuyau, tube.
  2. 2
    Âme du canon.
  3. 3
    Perce d’un instrument à vent.
  4. 4
    Embouchure.
  5. 5
    Tige.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Das sind sehr stabile Rohre.
  2. Gnädige Frau, der feuchte Fleck an ihrer Wand wird von einem undichten Rohr verursacht. Einer meiner Mitarbeiter müsste die Wand aufstemmen, das Rohr abdichten, eindecken und danach verputzen. Ich schicke ihnen im Laufe des morgigen Tages ein Angebot.

Synonyms

Mundstück

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Rohr"?
"Rohr" is spelled R-O-H-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁoːɐ̯\.
What does "Rohr" mean?
As a noun, "Rohr" means: Tuyau, tube.
How do you pronounce "Rohr"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Rohr" is \ʁoːɐ̯\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Rohr" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

rone#91,117roro#91,118rosi#91,119rian#91,110

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list