Which to use
“rohen” and “rohes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,759
- “rohen” frequency rank
- #37,167
- “rohes” frequency rank
- 68926
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rohen | rohes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs roh | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs roh |
Where the eye mixes rohen and rohes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. rohen and rohes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between rohen and rohes
A purely visual mix-up. rohen ([ˈʁoːən]) and rohes ([ˈʁoːəs]) 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 a single letter - n in “rohen” becomes s in “rohes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68926, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rohen is recorded at frequency rank #31,759, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈʁoːən]. rohes is at rank #37,167, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʁoːəs].
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 68926, this pair ranks #492,501 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of rohen vs rohes
Shared letters: ehor. Private to "rohen": n. Private to "rohes": s.
"rohen" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "rohes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "rohen" and "rohes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "rohen" or "rohes"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "rohen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rohes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #492,501 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rohen" and "rohes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Rades vs rohes". 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 #492,501 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.