# ritzen vs rotten

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### ritzen
*verb · IPA [ˈʁɪt͡sn̩] · frequency rank #33,785*
mithilfe eines spitzen Gegenstandes in einer Fläche Vertiefungen anbringen

### 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/ritzen-vs-rotten