roster

[ˈrɒstəʳ]

/[ˈrɒstəʳ]/ noun

The verdict

“roster” is uncommon German (frequency #84,489 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#84,489
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Liste, der Plan, der Dienstplan

Corpus desk

Index DE-roster · roster · German

roster · rank #84,489 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #84,489
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH rossa

Nearest frequency peer: rossa (-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 „roster“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for roster
PropertyValue
Headwordroster
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈrɒstəʳ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#84,489
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „roster“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).rosterfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „rossa“ (#84,488), „Rotlichtviertel“ (#84,490), „rosaroten“ (#84,486). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „roster“ bei #84,489. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

roster is uncommon German at frequency #84,489 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈrɒstəʳ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die Liste, der Plan, der Dienstplan".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for roster, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is roster, spelled R-O-S-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Liste, der Plan, der Dienstplan

Synonyms

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 "roster"?
"roster" is spelled R-O-S-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈrɒstəʳ].
What does "roster" mean?
As a noun, "roster" means: die Liste, der Plan, der Dienstplan
How do you pronounce "roster"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "roster" is [ˈrɒstəʳ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "roster" come from?
"roster" 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 "roster", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list