rostig

[ˈʁɔstɪç]

/[ˈʁɔstɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“rostig” is uncommon German (frequency #78,479 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,479
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - von Rost belegt, verrostet

Corpus desk

Index DE-rostig · rostig · German

rostig · rank #78,479 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,479
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Rouladen

Nearest frequency peer: Rouladen (+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 „rostig“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for rostig
PropertyValue
Headwordrostig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʁɔstɪç]
Letters6
Frequency rank#78,479
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „rostig“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Rouladen“ (#78,480), „rosafarbene“ (#78,477), „Rufnummern“ (#78,481). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „rostig“ bei #78,479. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

rostig is uncommon German at frequency #78,479 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʁɔstɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for rostig, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is rostig, spelled R-O-S-T-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    von Rost belegt, verrostet
  2. 2
    gealtert, Anzeichen der Alterung aufweisend
  3. 3
    in der Farbe von Rost

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Wagen ist schon älter und ist ziemlich rostig.
  2. Auf den Klippen liegen rostige Wracks.

Synonyms

knarrendknarzendraurostrot

Antonyms

rostfreiverzinktbeweglichbiegsamgeschmeidig

This word in other languages

rusty(English)herrumbroso(Español)rouillé(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 "rostig"?
"rostig" is spelled R-O-S-T-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁɔstɪç].
What does "rostig" mean?
As an adjective, "rostig" means: von Rost belegt, verrostet
How do you pronounce "rostig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rostig" is [ˈʁɔstɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rostig" come from?
"rostig" 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 "rostig", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

ruhend#78,482Rekrut#78,462rattle#78,442quatre#78,433

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list