wroth

/ɹəʊθ/

//ɹəʊθ// adj

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"wroth" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“wroth” is uncommon English (frequency #84,920 among 1,759 “W” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#84,920
frequency rank, English
1,759
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Full of anger; wrathful.

Corpus desk

Index EN-wroth · wroth · English

wroth · rank #84,920 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #84,920
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,759
  • PHOTO-FINISH wunderkind

Nearest frequency peer: wunderkind (+2 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.

Long-tail ranks near “wroth”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “wroth” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for wroth
PropertyValue
Headwordwroth
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ɹəʊθ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#84,920
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “wroth” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).wrothfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “wunderkind” (#84,922), “Wookiee” (#84,917), “Wuppertal” (#84,924). Among 1,759 “W” headwords, “wroth” is #84,920. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

wroth is uncommon English at frequency #84,920 among 1,759 “W” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ɹəʊθ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Full of anger; wrathful.".

No misspelling variants are generated for wroth in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English wroth, wrooth, from Old English wrāþ, from Proto-Germanic *wraiþaz (“cruel”), from Proto-Indo-European *wreyt- (“to turn”). Akin to Saterland Frisian wreed (“haughty; proud”), Old Saxon wrēd (“evil”) (Dutch wreed (“cruel”)), Old High Ger… The correct English form is wroth, spelled W-R-O-T-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Full of anger; wrathful.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how wroth appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.
  2. You behold, Sir, how he waxeth Wroth at your Abode here.

Etymology

From Middle English wroth, wrooth, from Old English wrāþ, from Proto-Germanic *wraiþaz (“cruel”), from Proto-Indo-European *wreyt- (“to turn”). Akin to Saterland Frisian wreed (“haughty; proud”), Old Saxon wrēd (“evil”) (Dutch wreed (“cruel”)), Old High German reid (“cruel”), Old Norse reiðr (“angry”) (Danish vred, Swedish vred).

This word in other languages

airado(Español)courroucé(Français)erzürnt(Deutsch)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "wroth"?
"wroth" is spelled W-R-O-T-H. The IPA pronunciation is /ɹəʊθ/.
What does "wroth" mean?
As an adjective, "wroth" means: Full of anger; wrathful.
How do you pronounce "wroth"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wroth" is /ɹəʊθ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "wroth"?
From Middle English wroth, wrooth, from Old English wrāþ, from Proto-Germanic *wraiþaz (“cruel”), from Proto-Indo-European *wreyt- (“to turn”). Akin to Saterland Frisian wreed (“haughty; proud”), Old Saxon wrēd (“evil”) (Dutch wreed (“cruel”)), Ol... See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "wroth", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list