Roth
"roth" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Roth” has 6 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #13,232. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #13,232
- frequency rank, English
- 3,094
- “R” headwords
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A surname.
Corpus desk
Index EN-roth · Roth · English
Roth · rank #13,232 · 6 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-MID #13,232
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 6 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,094
- PHOTO-FINISH rods
Nearest frequency peer: rods (-1 rank slots)
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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Roth”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- rested
rested
86,772 corpus weight
- rib
rib
86,771 corpus weight
- rods
rods
86,770 corpus weight
- Roth
Roth
86,769 corpus weight
- Sacks
Sacks
86,768 corpus weight
- sermon
sermon
86,766 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Roth” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Roth |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #13,232 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Roth” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 6 spelling variants around Roth, aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #13,232 among 3,094 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Roth, with forms such as "orth", "roht", and "rothh". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "RT", "row", "Roy", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Etymologically, the entry records: The surname reflects several origins; see Roth. The correct English form is Roth, spelled R-O-T-H.
Definition
- 1A surname.
- 2A surname.
- 3A surname.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Roth appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Having long represented Cobain’s widow, Courtney Love, United Talent Agency gained representation of the estate last year for what Mr. Roth describes as an “agencywide collaboration.”
Etymology
The surname reflects several origins; see Roth.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- orth
- roht
- rothh
- rotth
- rroth
- rtoh
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Roth - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Roth", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "Roth". Here's where to go from here.
- "Roth" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "RT". View pair
- 6 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #13,232 among English headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more English words in the "R" letter cohort. R–Z browse
- PlainSpell rotates a curated Word of the Day from the English corpus, a passive way to discover vocabulary. Word of the Day
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.