# rette vs rotten

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### rette
*verb · IPA [ˈʁɛtə] · frequency rank #25,285*
2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs retten

### 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/rette-vs-rotten