roher

[ˈʁoːɐ]

/[ˈʁoːɐ]/ adj

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The verdict

“roher” is uncommon German (frequency #52,381 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,381
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs roh

Corpus desk

Index DE-roher · roher · German

roher · rank #52,381 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,381
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH rodin

Nearest frequency peer: rodin (-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 „roher“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for roher
PropertyValue
Headwordroher
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʁoːɐ]
Letters5
Frequency rank#52,381
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „roher“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).roherfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „rodin“ (#52,379), „rösch“ (#52,383), „Rochester“ (#52,378). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „roher“ bei #52,381. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

roher is uncommon German at frequency #52,381 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʁoːɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

roher has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is roher, spelled R-O-H-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs roh
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs roh
  3. 3
    Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs roh
  4. 4
    Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs roh
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs roh

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 "roher"?
"roher" is spelled R-O-H-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁoːɐ].
What does "roher" mean?
As an adjective, "roher" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs roh
How do you pronounce "roher"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "roher" is [ˈʁoːɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "roher" come from?
"roher" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

rodin#52,379rösch#52,383Rüden#52,384Riffs#52,376

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list