Roß

[ʁoːs]

/[ʁoːs]/ noun

The verdict

“Roß” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
3
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bienenwabe, mit und ohne Honig

Corpus desk

Index DE-ro · Roß · German

Roß · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "R" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for Roß
PropertyValue
HeadwordRoß
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʁoːs]
Letters3
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Roß“ im Deutschen

Roßliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Roß is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʁoːs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Bienenwabe, mit und ohne Honig".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Roß in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Roß, spelled R-O-S-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bienenwabe, mit und ohne Honig

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Honigseimen, Heisset das Honig von dem Gewürcke, (Roß, Waben).“

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Roß"?
"Roß" is spelled R-O-SS. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁoːs].
What does "Roß" mean?
As a noun, "Roß" means: Bienenwabe, mit und ohne Honig
How do you pronounce "Roß"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Roß" is [ʁoːs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Roß" come from?
"Roß" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list