# Rostov

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #36,322

## Definitions
1. A city in Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia.
2. Synonym of Rostov-on-Don.
3. An oblast of Russia.
4. A surname from Russian.

## Etymology
Transliteration of Russian Росто́в (Rostóv). The surname comes from Russian рост (rost, “growth”). The etymology of the city's name is unclear.

## Easily confused with
- **rotor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rostov-vs-rotor)
- **Rosso** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rosso-vs-rostov)
- **roster** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/roster-vs-rostov)
- **roscoe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/roscoe-vs-rostov)
- **Reston** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reston-vs-rostov)

## Common misspellings (9)
`orstov`, `rosotv`, `rosstov`, `rostovv`, `rosttov`, `rostvo`, `rotsov`, `rrostov`, `rsotov`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/rostov