Rohkost

[ˈʁoːˌkɔst]

/[ˈʁoːˌkɔst]/ noun

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The verdict

“Rohkost” is uncommon German (frequency #57,365 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,365
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gesamtheit unerhitzter Nahrungsmittel meist pflanzlicher Herkunft

Corpus desk

Index DE-rohkost · Rohkost · German

Rohkost · rank #57,365 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #57,365
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ritze

Nearest frequency peer: Ritze (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Rohkost“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Rohkost
PropertyValue
HeadwordRohkost
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʁoːˌkɔst]
Letters7
Frequency rank#57,365
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Rohkost“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Ritze“ (#57,364), „rig“ (#57,363), „Riecher“ (#57,361). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Rohkost“ bei #57,365. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Rohkost is uncommon German at frequency #57,365 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁoːˌkɔst]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gesamtheit unerhitzter Nahrungsmittel meist pflanzlicher Herkunft".

Zero misspellings are on record for Rohkost in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Rohkost, spelled R-O-H-K-O-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gesamtheit unerhitzter Nahrungsmittel meist pflanzlicher Herkunft

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Ihre Eltern ernährten sich ausschließlich von Rohkost, Fleisch war sowieso tabu.“

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 "Rohkost"?
"Rohkost" is spelled R-O-H-K-O-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁoːˌkɔst].
What does "Rohkost" mean?
As a noun, "Rohkost" means: Gesamtheit unerhitzter Nahrungsmittel meist pflanzlicher Herkunft
How do you pronounce "Rohkost"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Rohkost" is [ˈʁoːˌkɔst]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Riecher#57,361sakrale#57,373sampler#57,375Rektors#57,354

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list