Rösti

[ˈʁøːsti]

/[ˈʁøːsti]/ noun

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The verdict

“Rösti” is uncommon German (frequency #78,488 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,488
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in der Pfanne knusprig gebratener Fladen aus geraffelten Kartoffeln

Corpus desk

Index DE-rosti · Rösti · German

Rösti · rank #78,488 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,488
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH rural

Nearest frequency peer: rural (-2 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 „Rösti“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Rösti
PropertyValue
HeadwordRösti
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʁøːsti]
Letters5
Frequency rank#78,488
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Rösti“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Röstifällt 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: „rural“ (#78,486), „sabbern“ (#78,490), „runners“ (#78,485). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Rösti“ bei #78,488. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Rösti is uncommon German at frequency #78,488 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁøːsti]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "in der Pfanne knusprig gebratener Fladen aus geraffelten Kartoffeln".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Rösti, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Rösti, spelled R-Ö-S-T-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    in der Pfanne knusprig gebratener Fladen aus geraffelten Kartoffeln

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Das Kantonale Labor ruft Hobbyköche in einer etwas kryptischen Ausschreibung dazu auf, Proben von selbstgemachter Rösti einzuschicken.“
  2. „Stiller freute sich auf Rösti und Bauernschüblig.“

Synonyms

KartoffelplätzchenKartoffelpufferKartoffelröstiPufferReibekuchenPufferPlinseReiberdatschiKartoffelpfannkuchenReibeplätzchenErdäpfelpuffer

This word in other languages

rösti(English)rösti(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 "Rösti"?
"Rösti" is spelled R-Ö-S-T-I. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁøːsti].
What does "Rösti" mean?
As a noun, "Rösti" means: in der Pfanne knusprig gebratener Fladen aus geraffelten Kartoffeln
How do you pronounce "Rösti"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Rösti" is [ˈʁøːsti]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Rösti" come from?
"Rösti" 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 "Rösti", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

rural#78,486Rioja#78,471seger#78,535siebe#78,548

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list