Which to use
“Röhre” is a noun and “röhren” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,928
- “Röhre” frequency rank
- #19,027
- “röhren” frequency rank
- 32955
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Röhre | röhren |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ein längerer, zylinderförmiger Hohlkörper von schmalem Durchmesser zur Weiterleitung von Flüssigkeiten oder Gasen | (laut) weinen |
Where the eye mixes Röhre and röhren
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Röhre runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against röhren's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Röhre with röhren
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Röhre is [ˈʁøːʁə] while röhren is [ˈʁøːʁən]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Röhre” sits inside “röhren”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32955, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Röhre is recorded at frequency rank #13,928, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʁøːʁə]. röhren is at rank #19,027, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʁøːʁən].
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 32955, this pair ranks #1,696,482 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Röhre vs röhren
Shared letters: ehrö. Private to "Röhre": -. Private to "röhren": n.
"Röhre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "röhren" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Röhre" and "röhren" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Röhre" or "röhren"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "Röhre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "röhren" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,696,482 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Röhre" and "röhren" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "röhren vs rühmen". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,696,482 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.