rosig

/[ˈʁoːzɪç]/ adj

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#31,760

in German word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

13

similar word pairs

rosig is anGermanadj. It means: von zart rosaroter Farbe Pronounced [ˈʁoːzɪç]. Often confused with Ross and Rost.

Key facts for rosig
PropertyValue
Headwordrosig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈʁoːzɪç]
Letters5
Frequency rank#31,760
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for rosig is 5 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʁoːzɪç]. Corpus data places it at rank #31,760 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for rosig, with forms such as "orsig", "roisg", and "rosgi". 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 13 confusable-pair relationships, "Ross", "Rost", "ruhig", and more, 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 rosig, spelled R-O-S-I-G, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    von zart rosaroter Farbe
  2. 2
    positiv erscheinend, erfreulich

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: orsig,roisg,rosgi,rosigg,rossig,rrosig,rsoig

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for rosig

Misspelling Variants of "rosig"

orsig5roisg5rosgi5rosigg6rossig6rrosig6rsoig5
Misspelling Variants of "rosig"

Frequency rank: #31,760 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "rosig"?
"rosig" is spelled R-O-S-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁoːzɪç].
What does "rosig" mean?
As an adj, "rosig" means: von zart rosaroter Farbe
What words are commonly confused with "rosig"?
"rosig" is commonly confused with "Ross", "Rost", "ruhig". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "rosig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rosig" is [ˈʁoːzɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rosig" come from?
"rosig" 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.