Rohstoff
\ˈʁoːˌʃtɔf\
The verdict
“Rohstoff” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Matière première.
Corpus desk
Index FR-rohstoff · Rohstoff · French
Rohstoff · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "R" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Rohstoff |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈʁoːˌʃtɔf\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « Rohstoff » en français
Rare enough to double-check
Rohstoff is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈʁoːˌʃtɔf\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Matière première.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Rohstoff, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is Rohstoff, spelled R-O-H-S-T-O-F-F.
Definition
- 1Matière première.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Rohstoff appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Kohle ist ein Rohstoff.
So wollen die Staaten des Westens ihre Versorgung mit Rohstoffen und Vorprodukten breiter aufstellen, um sich von Peking weniger erpressbar zu machen.
Synonyms
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.