Rostock

[ˈʁɔstɔk]

/[ˈʁɔstɔk]/ name

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The verdict

“Rostock” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #4,928. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,928
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - deutsche Großstadt in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Corpus desk

Index DE-rostock · Rostock · German

Rostock · rank #4,928 · 11 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,928
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Rolf

Nearest frequency peer: Rolf (-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 „Rostock“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Rostock“ 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).

Rostock vs Rostocker
78% similar

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

Key facts for Rostock
PropertyValue
HeadwordRostock
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈʁɔstɔk]
Letters7
Frequency rank#4,928
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Rostock“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Rostockliegt 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: „Rolf“ (#4,927), „Rücktritt“ (#4,929), „Reichweite“ (#4,926). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Rostock“ bei #4,928. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Rostock (IPA [ˈʁɔstɔk]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #4,928 among 2,984 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "deutsche Großstadt in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Rostock, with forms such as "orstock", "rosotck", and "rosstock". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Rostocker", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

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 Rostock, spelled R-O-S-T-O-C-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    deutsche Großstadt in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der größte bebaute Teil Rostocks befindet sich auf der westlichen Seite der Warnow.
  2. Ich bin in Rostock geboren.

This word in other languages

Rostock(English)Rostock(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • orstock
  • rosotck
  • rosstock
  • rostcok
  • rostocck
  • rostockk
  • rostokc
  • rosttock
  • rotsock
  • rrostock
  • rsotock

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Rostock - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

orstock2rosotck2rosstock1rostcok2rostocck1rostockk1rostokc2rosttock1
Edit distance from "Rostock"

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 "Rostock"?
"Rostock" is spelled R-O-S-T-O-C-K. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁɔstɔk].
What does "Rostock" mean?
As a proper noun, "Rostock" means: deutsche Großstadt in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
What words are commonly confused with "Rostock"?
"Rostock" is commonly confused with "Rostocker". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Rostock"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Rostock" is [ˈʁɔstɔk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Rostock" come from?
"Rostock" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list