# Riten vs rotten

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Riten
*noun · IPA [ˈʁiːtn̩] · frequency rank #36,597*
Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Ritus

### 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/riten-vs-rotten