Rock

[ʁɔk]

/[ʁɔk]/ noun

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The verdict

“Rock” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #2,217. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,217
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - unten offenes Kleidungsstück, das den Unterleib und (wenigstens teilweise) die Beine bedeckt (meist für Frauen)

Corpus desk

Index DE-rock · Rock · German

Rock · rank #2,217 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,217
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Präsidenten

Nearest frequency peer: Präsidenten (-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 „Rock“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Rock“ 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).

Rock vs rot
25% similar
Rock vs ron
25% similar
Rock vs roh
25% similar

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

Key facts for Rock
PropertyValue
HeadwordRock
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʁɔk]
Letters4
Frequency rank#2,217
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Rock“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Rockliegt 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: „Präsidenten“ (#2,216), „sorgt“ (#2,218), „privaten“ (#2,215). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Rock“ bei #2,217. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around Rock (IPA [ʁɔk]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,217 among 2,984 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Rock, with forms such as "orck", "rcok", and "rocck". 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, "rot", "ron", "roh", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 Rock, spelled R-O-C-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    unten offenes Kleidungsstück, das den Unterleib und (wenigstens teilweise) die Beine bedeckt (meist für Frauen)
  2. 2
    langes Jackett

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Wo sie Sechsundsechzig spielten / Mädchen unter Röcke schielten (Franz Josef Degenhardt)
  2. „Zitternd vor Kälte schlüpfte Nikki in einen schwarzen Rock, einen khakifarbenen Pullover und in ihre Wildlederstiefel.“

Synonyms

GehrockBratenrock

Antonyms

CutFrackSakkoBlazer

This word in other languages

skirt(English)falda(Español)jupe(Français)saia(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • orck
  • rcok
  • rocck
  • rockk
  • rokc
  • rrock

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Rock - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

orck2rcok2rocck1rockk1rokc2rrock1
Edit distance from "Rock"

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 "Rock"?
"Rock" is spelled R-O-C-K. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁɔk].
What does "Rock" mean?
As a noun, "Rock" means: unten offenes Kleidungsstück, das den Unterleib und (wenigstens teilweise) die Beine bedeckt (meist für Frauen)
What words are commonly confused with "Rock"?
"Rock" is commonly confused with "rot", "ron", "roh". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Rock"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Rock" is [ʁɔk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Rock" come from?
"Rock" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

with#2,225fuhr#2,202Dach#2,236Dame#2,198

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

lasse6 variantsDauer6 variantsGast6 variantsWitz6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list