Frosch

/[fʁɔʃ]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#11,054

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

13

similar word pairs

Frosch is aGermannoun. It means: grün- oder bräunlich gefärbte, schwanzlose Amphibie mit überlangen, hinteren Sprungbeinen, die laute Quaktöne hervor bringt Pronounced [fʁɔʃ]. Often confused with Frost and futsch.

Key facts for Frosch
PropertyValue
HeadwordFrosch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[fʁɔʃ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#11,054
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Frosch is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [fʁɔʃ]. Corpus data places it at rank #11,054 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Frosch, with forms such as "ffrosch", "frocsh", and "froscch". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "Frost", "futsch", "Frösche", 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 Frosch, spelled F-R-O-S-C-H, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    grün- oder bräunlich gefärbte, schwanzlose Amphibie mit überlangen, hinteren Sprungbeinen, die laute Quaktöne hervor bringt
  2. 2
    Teil des Bogens für Streichinstrumente
  3. 3
    eine Unterlage für Messlatten
  4. 4
    ängstlicher Mensch
  5. 5
    knallender, springender Feuerwerkskörper
  6. 6
    Auflagebasis/Träger für das Hobeleisen in einem Metall-Hobel
  7. 7
    Explosionsramme, mit der man zum Beispiel in der 2. Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts Straßenpflaster im Sandbett festgestampft hat
  8. 8
    mit Lampenöl betriebene Grubenlampe

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ffrosch,frocsh,froscch,froschh,froshc,frossch,frrosch,frsoch,rfosch

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Frosch

Misspelling Variants of "Frosch"

ffrosch7frocsh6froscch7froschh7froshc6frossch7frrosch7frsoch6
Misspelling Variants of "Frosch"

Frequency rank: #11,054 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Frosch"?
"Frosch" is spelled F-R-O-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [fʁɔʃ].
What does "Frosch" mean?
As a noun, "Frosch" means: grün- oder bräunlich gefärbte, schwanzlose Amphibie mit überlangen, hinteren Sprungbeinen, die laute Quaktöne hervor bringt
What words are commonly confused with "Frosch"?
"Frosch" is commonly confused with "Frost", "futsch", "Frösche". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Frosch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Frosch" is [fʁɔʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Frosch" come from?
"Frosch" 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. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.