rostige

[ˈʁɔstɪɡə]

/[ˈʁɔstɪɡə]/ adj

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The verdict

“rostige” is uncommon German (frequency #67,640 among 42,116 “R” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,640
frequency rank, German
42,116
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs rostig

Key facts for rostige
PropertyValue
Headwordrostige
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʁɔstɪɡə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#67,640
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “rostige” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). rostige lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

rostige is uncommon German at frequency #67,640 among 42,116 “R” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʁɔstɪɡə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 11 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for rostige in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is rostige, spelled R-O-S-T-I-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs rostig
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs rostig
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs rostig
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs rostig
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs rostig
  6. 6
    Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs rostig
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs rostig
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs rostig
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs rostig
  10. 10
    Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs rostig
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs rostig

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 "rostige"?
"rostige" is spelled R-O-S-T-I-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁɔstɪɡə].
What does "rostige" mean?
As an adjective, "rostige" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs rostig
How do you pronounce "rostige"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rostige" is [ˈʁɔstɪɡə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rostige" come from?
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Using “rostige”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is R-O-S-T-I-G-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʁɔstɪɡə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list