roster
/ˈɹɔ.stɚ/noun, verb
roster is spelled R-O-S-T-E-R: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 12 times per million words in written English, the 6,138th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, roster means “A list of individuals or groups, usually for an organization of some kind such as military officers and enlisted personnel enrolled in a particular…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of roster is rosters.
How many letters and syllables are in roster?
| Letters | 6: R-O-S-T-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 12 times per million words; the 6,138th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is roster?
Roster appears 12 times per million words in written English, the 6,138th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce roster?
- UK /ˈɹɒs.tə/
- US /ˈɹɔ.stɚ/
- US /ˈɹoʊ.stɚ/
Roster has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-roster.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with roster?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as roster from its last stressed vowel (/ɔstəɹ/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: resort, storer, sorter.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of roster
- rosters plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- rostering participle, present
- rostered participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does roster mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A list of individuals or groups, usually for an organization of some kind such as military officers and enlisted personnel enrolled in a particular unit; a muster roll; a sports team, with the names of players who are eligible to be placed in the lineup for a particular game; or a list of students officially enrolled in a school or class.
I'm number 12 on the roster for tonight's game.
- 2
A list of the jobs to be performed by members of an organization and often with the date and time that they are expected to perform them.
The secretary has produced a new cleaning roster for the Church over the remainder of the year.
- 3
A schedule or timetable setting out shift times and dates for each employee of a business.
- 4
A bracketed list that shows the elements of a set.
verb
- 1
To place the name of (a person) on a roster.
I have rostered you for cleaning duties on the first Monday of each month.
- 2
To show the elements of a set by listing them inside brackets.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Roster in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | liste , consigner, inscrire |
| German | Liste, Teilnehmerliste, Matrikel, Namensliste, Dienstliste, Dienstplan |
| Portuguese | rol, lista |
| Spanish | lista de personal, plantel, nómina |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does roster come from?
Borrowed from Dutch rooster (“gridiron, table, list”), from Middle Dutch roosten (“to roast”). More at roast.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).