Which to use
“roden” is a verb and “role” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,337
- “roden” frequency rank
- #35,998
- “role” frequency rank
- 70335
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | roden | role |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | einen Wald durch Fällen der Bäume und Ausgraben der Wurzeln urbar machen | die Rolle |
Letter map: roden vs role
Shared letters muted; letters that set roden and role apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Grammar separator: roden vs role
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: roden is averb and roleanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70335, 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]. role is at rank #35,998, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].
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 70335, this pair ranks #449,409 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of roden vs role
Shared letters: eor. Private to "roden": dn. Private to "role": l.
"roden" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "role" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "roden" for "role" ever safe?
Frequency check: "roden" vs "role" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "roden" vs "role" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "roden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "role" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #449,409 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "roden" and "role" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs role". 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 #449,409 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.