Which to use
“roden” and “rösten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,337
- “roden” frequency rank
- #45,557
- “rösten” frequency rank
- 79894
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | roden | rösten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | einen Wald durch Fällen der Bäume und Ausgraben der Wurzeln urbar machen | Flachs oder Hanf zum Gewinnen von Pflanzenfasern mürbe machen |
Where the eye mixes roden and rösten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. roden runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against rösten'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 rösten
A purely visual mix-up. roden ([ˈʁoːdn̩]) and rösten ([ˈʁœstn̩]) 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 79894, 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]. rösten is at rank #45,557, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʁœstn̩].
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 79894, this pair ranks #206,814 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of roden vs rösten
Shared letters: enr. Private to "roden": do. Private to "rösten": stö.
"roden" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "rösten" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- roden ← rdoen · rodden · rodenn · rodne · roedn · rroden
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "roden" and "rösten" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "roden" or "rösten" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "roden" and "rösten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "roden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rösten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #206,814 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "roden" and "rösten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rollten vs rösten". 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 #206,814 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.