froh

\fʁoː\

/\fʁoː\/ adj

The verdict

“froh” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
4
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Joyeux, content, qui se réjouit.

Corpus desk

Index FR-froh · froh · French

froh · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "F" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for froh
PropertyValue
Headwordfroh
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\fʁoː\
Letters4
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « froh » en français

frohn'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

froh is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \fʁoː\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

froh doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is froh, spelled F-R-O-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Joyeux, content, qui se réjouit.
  2. 2
    Qui rend heureux, réjouissant.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Bin ich aber froh, die Steuererklärung ist fertig.
  2. Froh zu sein bedarf es wenig, und wer froh ist, ist ein König.

Synonyms

Antonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "froh"?
"froh" is spelled F-R-O-H. The IPA pronunciation is \fʁoː\.
What does "froh" mean?
As an adjective, "froh" means: Joyeux, content, qui se réjouit.
How do you pronounce "froh"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "froh" is \fʁoː\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "froh" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list