Rohstoff

/[ˈʁoːˌʃtɔf]/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#18,677

in German word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

Rohstoff is aGermannoun. It means: zur Verarbeitung bestimmter Ausgangsstoff Pronounced [ˈʁoːˌʃtɔf]. Often confused with Rohstoffe and Rohstoffen.

Key facts for Rohstoff
PropertyValue
HeadwordRohstoff
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʁoːˌʃtɔf]
Letters8
Frequency rank#18,677
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Rohstoff in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Rohstoff is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʁoːˌʃtɔf]. Corpus data places it at rank #18,677 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "zur Verarbeitung bestimmter Ausgangsstoff".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for Rohstoff, with forms such as "orhstoff", "rhostoff", and "rohhstoff". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Rohstoffe", "Rohstoffen", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Rohstoff, spelled R-O-H-S-T-O-F-F, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    zur Verarbeitung bestimmter Ausgangsstoff

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: orhstoff,rhostoff,rohhstoff,rohsotff,rohsstoff,rohstfof,rohstof,rohsttoff,rohtsoff,roshtoff,rrohstoff

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Rohstoff

Misspelling Variants of "Rohstoff"

orhstoff8rhostoff8rohhstoff9rohsotff8rohsstoff9rohstfof8rohstof7rohsttoff9
Misspelling Variants of "Rohstoff"

Frequency rank: #18,677 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Rohstoff"?
"Rohstoff" is spelled R-O-H-S-T-O-F-F. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁoːˌʃtɔf].
What does "Rohstoff" mean?
As a noun, "Rohstoff" means: zur Verarbeitung bestimmter Ausgangsstoff
What words are commonly confused with "Rohstoff"?
"Rohstoff" is commonly confused with "Rohstoffe", "Rohstoffen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Rohstoff"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Rohstoff" is [ˈʁoːˌʃtɔf]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Rohstoff" come from?
"Rohstoff" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.