Frost

[fʁɔst]

/[fʁɔst]/ noun

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The verdict

“Frost” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #8,714. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,714
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - äußere, sowohl strenge als auch milde Kälte, die bei Temperaturen im Bereich unter null Grad Celsius, also unterhalb des Gefrierpunktes von Wasser, eintritt

Corpus desk

Index DE-frost · Frost · German

Frost · rank #8,714 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,714
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH frohe

Nearest frequency peer: frohe (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Frost“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Frost“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Frost vs Fürst
60% similar
Frost vs Frust
80% similar
Frost vs fruit
40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Frost
PropertyValue
HeadwordFrost
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[fʁɔst]
Letters5
Frequency rank#8,714
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Frost“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Frostliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „frohe“ (#8,713), „freigegeben“ (#8,712), „Fotze“ (#8,711). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Frost“ bei #8,714. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Frost (IPA [fʁɔst]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,714 among 3,474 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Frost, with forms such as "ffrost", "frosst", and "frostt". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Fürst", "Frust", "fruit", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Frost, spelled F-R-O-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    äußere, sowohl strenge als auch milde Kälte, die bei Temperaturen im Bereich unter null Grad Celsius, also unterhalb des Gefrierpunktes von Wasser, eintritt
  2. 2
    gefrorene Scholle, gefrorener Acker, gefrorener Boden, gefrorene Erde
  3. 3
    inneres menschliches Empfinden von Kälte

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. In diesem Winter bleibt der Frost meist aus.
  2. „Nachdem John sein Frühstück wortlos verzehrt hatte, ging er, den Frost und das bläulich flimmernde Mondlicht verfluchend, fort.“

Synonyms

Kälte

This word in other languages

frost(English)hielo(Español)gel(Français)gelo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffrost
  • frosst
  • frostt
  • frots
  • frrost
  • frsot
  • rfost

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Frost - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ffrost1frosst1frostt1frots2frrost1frsot2rfost2
Edit distance from "Frost"

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 "Frost"?
"Frost" is spelled F-R-O-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [fʁɔst].
What does "Frost" mean?
As a noun, "Frost" means: äußere, sowohl strenge als auch milde Kälte, die bei Temperaturen im Bereich unter null Grad Celsius, also unterhalb des Gefrierpunktes von Wasser, eintritt
What words are commonly confused with "Frost"?
"Frost" is commonly confused with "Fürst", "Frust", "fruit". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Frost"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Frost" is [fʁɔst]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Frost" come from?
"Frost" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

frohe#8,713Fotze#8,711Gebot#8,717graue#8,723

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Fetten7 variantsGrube7 variantskeins7 variantsKonten7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list