rosti
/ˈɹɔsti/noun
rosti is spelled R-O-S-T-I: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 29 million words in written English, the 163,711th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, rosti means “Alternative spelling of rösti” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of rosti is röstis or rostis.
How many letters and syllables are in rosti?
| Letters | 5: R-O-S-T-I |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 29 million words; the 163,711th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; 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 rosti?
Rosti appears about once in every 29 million words in written English, the 163,711th 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 rosti?
- UK /ˈɹɜːstɪ/
- UK /ˈɹɒstɪ/
- US /ˈɹɔsti/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-rösti.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with rosti?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as rosti from its last stressed vowel (/ɔsti/):
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 rosti
- röstis plural
- roesti
- rostis plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does rosti mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Alternative spelling of rösti.
noun
- 1
A traditional breakfast dish in Germanophone Switzerland (originally from Bern canton) made from potatoes, fried in a pan with butter or fat and widely varying other ingredients such as bacon, onions, cheese, apples or fresh herbs.
The border between German- and French-speaking Switzerland is known as the “Röstigraben” because only the first traditionally serves rösti at breakfast.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Rosti in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense traditional dish in Germanophone Switzerland made from fried potatoes:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | rösti, rœsti |
| German | Rösti, Röschti |
| Portuguese | batata suíça, rösti |
| Spanish | rösti |
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 rosti come from?
Borrowed from Alemannic German, from the same root as English roast.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).