Which to use
“rohe” is an adjective and “Röhre” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,484
- “rohe” frequency rank
- #13,928
- “Röhre” frequency rank
- 36412
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rohe | Röhre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs roh | ein längerer, zylinderförmiger Hohlkörper von schmalem Durchmesser zur Weiterleitung von Flüssigkeiten oder Gasen |
Where the eye mixes rohe and Röhre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: rohe vs Röhre
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: rohe is [ˈʁoːə] while Röhre is [ˈʁøːʁə]. 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 (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36412, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rohe is recorded at frequency rank #22,484, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈʁoːə]. Röhre is at rank #13,928, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʁøːʁə].
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 36412, this pair ranks #1,616,251 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of rohe vs Röhre
Shared letters: ehr. Private to "rohe": o. Private to "Röhre": ö.
"rohe" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "Röhre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- rohe ← orhe · rhoe · roeh · rohhe · rrohe
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "rohe" for "Röhre" ever safe?
Which is more common, "rohe" or "Röhre"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "rohe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Röhre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,616,251 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rohe" and "Röhre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rofl vs rohe". 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 #1,616,251 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.