Which to use
“roden” and “rotten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,337
- “roden” frequency rank
- #34,340
- “rotten” frequency rank
- 68677
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | roden | rotten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | einen Wald durch Fällen der Bäume und Ausgraben der Wurzeln urbar machen | faulen, verfallen |
Where the eye mixes roden and rotten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. roden runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against rotten's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: roden vs rotten
A purely visual mix-up. roden ([ˈʁoːdn̩]) and rotten ([ˈʁɔtn̩]) 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 68677, 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]. rotten is at rank #34,340, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʁɔtn̩].
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 68677, this pair ranks #500,361 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of roden vs rotten
Shared letters: enor. Private to "roden": d. Private to "rotten": t.
"roden" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "rotten" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "roden" and "rotten" 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 "rotten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #500,361 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "roden" and "rotten" 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 #500,361 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.