rok

[ʀɔˑk]

/[ʀɔˑk]/ noun

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The verdict

“rok” is uncommon German (frequency #80,859 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,859
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-rok · rok · German

rok · rank #80,859 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #80,859
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Rohrbruch

Nearest frequency peer: Rohrbruch (-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 „rok“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for rok
PropertyValue
Headwordrok
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʀɔˑk]
Letters3
Frequency rank#80,859
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „rok“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).rokfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Rohrbruch“ (#80,858), „Risikokapital“ (#80,856), „risen“ (#80,855). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „rok“ bei #80,859. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

rok is uncommon German at frequency #80,859 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʀɔˑk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

rok doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is rok, spelled R-O-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    Frack
  2. 2
    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 "rok"?
"rok" is spelled R-O-K. The IPA pronunciation is [ʀɔˑk].
What does "rok" mean?
As a noun, "rok" means: Frack
How do you pronounce "rok"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rok" is [ʀɔˑk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rok" come from?
"rok" 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 "rok", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Rah#80,823MTA#80,700mou#80,699moa#80,690

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list