rösch

[ʁœʃ]

/[ʁœʃ]/ adj

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The verdict

“rösch” is uncommon German (frequency #52,383 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,383
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - knusprig, kross, mit Kruste

Corpus desk

Index DE-rosch · rösch · German

rösch · rank #52,383 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,383
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Rüden

Nearest frequency peer: Rüden (+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 „rösch“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for rösch
PropertyValue
Headwordrösch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ʁœʃ]
Letters5
Frequency rank#52,383
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „rösch“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.röschfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Rüden“ (#52,384), „roher“ (#52,381), „rügt“ (#52,385). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „rösch“ bei #52,383. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

rösch is uncommon German at frequency #52,383 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ʁœʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

rösch doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is rösch, spelled R-Ö-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    knusprig, kross, mit Kruste
  2. 2
    stark, hurtig

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ich mag Bratkartoffeln am liebsten, wenn sie rösch sind.
  2. „Nun fügte es sich, daß er im Keller des Weinwirts, eines kränkelnden Wanstes, die gelockerten Reifen zweier Fässer an den Dauben festzuschlagen bestellt war, und des Wirtes Weib, ein noch rösches Frauenzimmer, mit hinabstieg und ihm bei der Arbeit zusah.“

Synonyms

knusprigkrosskrustigresch

Antonyms

weichfade

This word in other languages

crisp(English)croustillant(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 "rösch"?
"rösch" is spelled R-Ö-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁœʃ].
What does "rösch" mean?
As an adjective, "rösch" means: knusprig, kross, mit Kruste
How do you pronounce "rösch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rösch" is [ʁœʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rösch" come from?
"rösch" 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 "rösch", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Rüden#52,384roher#52,381rodin#52,379salam#52,387

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list