Which to use
“Risse” and “Rose” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,680
- “Risse” frequency rank
- #3,617
- “Rose” frequency rank
- 17297
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Risse | Rose |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Riss | stacheliger Zierstrauch aus der Familie der Rosengewächse |
Where the eye mixes Risse and Rose
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Risse vs Rose
A purely visual mix-up. Risse ([ˈʁɪsə]) and Rose ([ˈʁoːzə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17297, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Risse is recorded at frequency rank #13,680, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʁɪsə]. Rose is at rank #3,617, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʁoːzə].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 17297, this pair ranks #1,928,611 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Risse vs Rose
Shared letters: ers. Private to "Risse": i. Private to "Rose": o.
"Risse" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Rose" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Risse" for "Rose" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Risse" or "Rose" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Risse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Rose" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,928,611 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Risse" and "Rose" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Risse vs russo". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,928,611 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.