roh

[ʁoː]

/[ʁoː]/ adj

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The verdict

“roh” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #17,114) as an adjective. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#17,114
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nicht gekocht

Corpus desk

Index DE-roh · roh · German

roh · rank #17,114 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,114
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH rights

Nearest frequency peer: rights (-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.

Häufigkeitsnachbarn des Verwechslers „roh“

Peers mit ähnlichem Corpus-Gewicht, getrennt von den Verwechslungspaaren unten

corpus weight

What this shows Balken platzieren „roh“ gegen die nächsten gerankten deutschen Lemmata, kein Reprint der Verwechslungsdesk.

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).

roh vs Rs
0% similar
roh vs RV
0% similar
roh vs RZ
0% similar

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

Key facts for roh
PropertyValue
Headwordroh
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ʁoː]
Letters3
Frequency rank#17,114
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Corpus-Rang neben Verwechslern von „roh“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).rohliegt auf dieser Marke:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „rights“ (#17,113), „Rollenspiel“ (#17,115), „Riga“ (#17,112). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „roh“ bei #17,114. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for roh is neighbouring look-alikes ("Rs", "RV", …), not just typos; it is anadjective pronounced [ʁoː]. Frequency #17,114 among 2,984 “R” headwords. 3 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

Zero misspellings are on record for roh in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Rs", "RV", "RZ", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is roh, spelled R-O-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    nicht gekocht
  2. 2
    in unbearbeitetem Zustand
  3. 3
    sich ungehobelt, grob verhaltend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Man nehme ein rohes Ei und schlage es auf.
  2. „Für Gerichte mit rohen Eiern verwenden Sie am besten möglichst frische Eier.“

Synonyms

ungekochtunbearbeitetderbplump

Antonyms

gekochtbearbeitetkultiviert

This word in other languages

uncooked(English)crudo(Español)cru(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 "roh"?
"roh" is spelled R-O-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁoː].
What does "roh" mean?
As an adjective, "roh" means: nicht gekocht
What words are commonly confused with "roh"?
"roh" is commonly confused with "Rs", "RV", "RZ". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "roh"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "roh" is [ʁoː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "roh" come from?
"roh" 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 "roh", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Pub#17,102kot#17,056BMI#17,239COP#17,253

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list