Which to use
“röhren” and “rollen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,027
- “röhren” frequency rank
- #2,610
- “rollen” frequency rank
- 21637
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | röhren | rollen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (laut) weinen | während einer Vor- oder Rückwärtsbewegung sich selbst um die eigene Achse drehen; die Bewegung eines Rades |
Where the eye mixes röhren and rollen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. röhren and rollen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses röhren with rollen
A purely visual mix-up. röhren ([ˈʁøːʁən]) and rollen ([ˈʁɔlən]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21637, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
röhren is recorded at frequency rank #19,027, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʁøːʁən]. rollen is at rank #2,610, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʁɔlən].
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 21637, this pair ranks #1,883,900 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of röhren vs rollen
Shared letters: enr. Private to "röhren": hö. Private to "rollen": lo.
"röhren" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "rollen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- rollen ← orllen · rlolen · roleln · rolen · rollenn · rollne · rrollen
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "röhren" and "rollen" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "röhren" or "rollen" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "röhren" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rollen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,883,900 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "röhren" and "rollen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "röhren vs rühmen". 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 #1,883,900 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.