# Resten vs rotten

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Resten
*noun · IPA [ˈʁɛstn̩] · frequency rank #22,863*
Dativ Plural des Substantivs Rest

### rotten
*verb · IPA [ˈʁɔtn̩] · frequency rank #34,340*
faulen, verfallen

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/resten-vs-rotten