rockrose
"rockrose" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“rockrose” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Any of various plants in the family Cistaceae.
Corpus desk
Index EN-rockrose · rockrose · English
rockrose · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "R" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | rockrose |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “rockrose” in English
Rare enough to double-check
rockrose is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for rockrose, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From rock + rose. The correct English form is rockrose, spelled R-O-C-K-R-O-S-E.
Definition
- 1Any of various plants in the family Cistaceae.
- 2Texas swampmallow (Pavonia lasiopetala, Malvaceae).
- 3flameflowers (Phemeranthus spp., Montiaceae).
- 4moss-rose purslane (Portulaca grandiflora, Portulacaceae).
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how rockrose appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sometimes I lost track of them and had to hunt round in a circle, thrusting through sharp-scented bushes, scratching myself on various plants which were still new to me: resinaceous rock-roses [translating cistes], juniper, ilex, yellow and white asphodel.
Etymology
From rock + rose.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.