rocher

[ʁo.ʃe]

/[ʁo.ʃe]/ noun

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The verdict

“rocher” is uncommon German (frequency #73,949 among 42,116 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,949
frequency rank, German
42,116
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Fels, Felsen, Steinmasse

Key facts for rocher
PropertyValue
Headwordrocher
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʁo.ʃe]
Letters6
Frequency rank#73,949
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “rocher” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). rocher lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

rocher is uncommon German at frequency #73,949 among 42,116 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʁo.ʃe]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Fels, Felsen, Steinmasse".

No misspelling variants are generated for rocher in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is rocher, spelled R-O-C-H-E-R.

Definition

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    Fels, Felsen, Steinmasse

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 "rocher"?
"rocher" is spelled R-O-C-H-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁo.ʃe].
What does "rocher" mean?
As a noun, "rocher" means: Fels, Felsen, Steinmasse
How do you pronounce "rocher"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rocher" is [ʁo.ʃe]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rocher" come from?
"rocher" 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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Using “rocher”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is R-O-C-H-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ʁo.ʃe] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list