Rost

[ʁɔst]

/[ʁɔst]/ noun

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The verdict

“Rost” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #14,913. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,913
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - rötlich braunes Produkt der Korrosion von Eisen

Corpus desk

Index DE-rost · Rost · German

Rost · rank #14,913 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,913
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Rover

Nearest frequency peer: Rover (+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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Rost“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Rost“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Rost vs Rs
50% similar
Rost vs rot
50% similar
Rost vs RSS
25% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Rost
PropertyValue
HeadwordRost
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʁɔst]
Letters4
Frequency rank#14,913
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Rost“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Rostliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Rover“ (#14,914), „Revolutionären“ (#14,911), „Rupert“ (#14,915). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Rost“ bei #14,913. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around Rost (IPA [ʁɔst]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #14,913 among 2,984 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Rost, with forms such as "orst", "rosst", and "rostt". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Rs", "rot", "RSS", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Rost, spelled R-O-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    rötlich braunes Produkt der Korrosion von Eisen
  2. 2
    mit rötlich brauner Verfärbung einhergehende Krankheit von Pflanzen durch Pilze

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Viele alte Eisenbahnbrücken sind inzwischen stark vom Rost angegriffen.
  2. Das Weizenfeld war von Rost befallen.

Synonyms

EisenoxidLimonit

This word in other languages

rust(English)óxido(Español)rouille(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • orst
  • rosst
  • rostt
  • rots
  • rrost
  • rsot

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Rost - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

orst2rosst1rostt1rots2rrost1rsot2
Edit distance from "Rost"

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 "Rost"?
"Rost" is spelled R-O-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁɔst].
What does "Rost" mean?
As a noun, "Rost" means: rötlich braunes Produkt der Korrosion von Eisen
What words are commonly confused with "Rost"?
"Rost" is commonly confused with "Rs", "rot", "RSS". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Rost"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Rost" is [ʁɔst]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Rost" come from?
"Rost" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Reue#14,910Saar#14,916seat#14,927pick#14,895

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

Remis6 variantsvalue6 variantsflott6 variantsDaddy6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list