Rochus

[ˈʁɔxʊs]

/[ˈʁɔxʊs]/ noun

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The verdict

“Rochus” is uncommon German (frequency #61,882 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,882
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - männlicher Vorname

Corpus desk

Index DE-rochus · Rochus · German

Rochus · rank #61,882 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,882
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH rooms

Nearest frequency peer: rooms (+2 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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Rochus“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Rochus“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Rochus
PropertyValue
HeadwordRochus
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʁɔxʊs]
Letters6
Frequency rank#61,882
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Rochus“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Rochusfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „rooms“ (#61,884), „Rivalitäten“ (#61,879), „rigide“ (#61,878). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Rochus“ bei #61,882. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Rochus is uncommon German at frequency #61,882 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁɔxʊs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Rochus in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Rochus, spelled R-O-C-H-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    männlicher Vorname
  2. 2
    Ärger, Wut, Zorn
  3. 3
    Tod

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Rochus Mang ist ein unwichtiges Individuum, das in diesem Büchlein keine Rolle spielen soll.“
  2. „In der Reliquiensammlung Friedrichs von Sachsen wiederum befanden sich Partikel des heiligen Rochus, der zwar nicht zu den traditionellen Nothelfern gehörte, aber im ausgehenden 15. Jahrhundert als Schutzheiliger gegen die Pest immer beliebter wurde.“

This word in other languages

Roch(Français)

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 "Rochus"?
"Rochus" is spelled R-O-C-H-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁɔxʊs].
What does "Rochus" mean?
As a noun, "Rochus" means: männlicher Vorname
How do you pronounce "Rochus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Rochus" is [ˈʁɔxʊs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Rochus" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

rigide#61,878riders#61,877Reiher#61,862Schoki#61,907

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list