Arosa

/[aˈʁoːzaː]/ name

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#49,478

in German word usage

Misspellings

6

tracked variants

Confusables

17

similar word pairs

Arosa is aGermanname. It means: Name eines Ortes in der Schweiz Pronounced [aˈʁoːzaː]. Often confused with ars and Asa.

Key facts for Arosa
PropertyValue
HeadwordArosa
LanguageGerman
Part of speechName
IPA[aˈʁoːzaː]
Letters5
Frequency rank#49,478
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Arosa in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Arosa is 5 letters long, classified as aname, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [aˈʁoːzaː]. Corpus data places it at rank #49,478 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 6 documented wrong-spelling variants for Arosa, with forms such as "aorsa", "aroas", and "arossa". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "ars", "Asa", "arts", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Arosa, spelled A-R-O-S-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Name eines Ortes in der Schweiz
  2. 2
    Name eines Ortes in Portugal
  3. 3
    Name einer spanischen Insel

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: aorsa,aroas,arossa,arrosa,arsoa,raosa

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Arosa

Misspelling Variants of "Arosa"

aorsa5aroas5arossa6arrosa6arsoa5raosa5
Misspelling Variants of "Arosa"

Frequency rank: #49,478 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Arosa"?
"Arosa" is spelled A-R-O-S-A. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈʁoːzaː].
What does "Arosa" mean?
As a name, "Arosa" means: Name eines Ortes in der Schweiz
What words are commonly confused with "Arosa"?
"Arosa" is commonly confused with "ars", "Asa", "arts". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Arosa"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Arosa" is [aˈʁoːzaː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Arosa" come from?
"Arosa" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.