# Rittern vs rotten

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Rittern
*noun · IPA [ˈʁɪtɐn] · frequency rank #35,417*
Dativ Plural des Substantivs Ritter

### 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/rittern-vs-rotten