Which to use
“roden” and “rollen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,337
- “roden” frequency rank
- #2,610
- “rollen” frequency rank
- 36947
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | roden | rollen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | einen Wald durch Fällen der Bäume und Ausgraben der Wurzeln urbar machen | während einer Vor- oder Rückwärtsbewegung sich selbst um die eigene Achse drehen; die Bewegung eines Rades |
Where the eye mixes roden and rollen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. roden runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against rollen's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses roden with rollen
A purely visual mix-up. roden ([ˈʁoːdn̩]) and rollen ([ˈʁɔlən]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36947, 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]. rollen is at rank #2,610, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʁɔlən].
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 36947, this pair ranks #1,602,630 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of roden vs rollen
Shared letters: enor. Private to "roden": d. Private to "rollen": l.
"roden" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "rollen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "roden" and "rollen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "roden" vs "rollen" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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 "rollen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,602,630 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "roden" and "rollen" 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 #1,602,630 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.