Which to use
“roden” is a verb and “Rodung” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,337
- “roden” frequency rank
- #43,449
- “Rodung” frequency rank
- 77786
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | roden | Rodung |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | einen Wald durch Fällen der Bäume und Ausgraben der Wurzeln urbar machen | Beseitigung von Bäumen und Sträuchern in einem Gebiet |
Where the eye mixes roden and Rodung
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. roden runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against Rodung's 6 (CVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between roden and Rodung
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: roden is [ˈʁoːdn̩] while Rodung is [ˈʁoːdʊŋ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77786, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
roden is recorded at frequency rank #34,337, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʁoːdn̩]. Rodung is at rank #43,449, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʁoːdʊŋ].
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 77786, this pair ranks #252,949 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of roden vs Rodung
Shared letters: dnor. Private to "roden": e. Private to "Rodung": gu.
"roden" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Rodung" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "roden" and "Rodung" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "roden" vs "Rodung" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "roden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Rodung" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #252,949 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "roden" and "Rodung" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Ramen vs roden". 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 #252,949 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.