Which to use
“röhren” and “rösten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,027
- “röhren” frequency rank
- #45,557
- “rösten” frequency rank
- 64584
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | röhren | rösten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (laut) weinen | Flachs oder Hanf zum Gewinnen von Pflanzenfasern mürbe machen |
Where the eye mixes röhren and rösten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. röhren and rösten 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 rösten
A purely visual mix-up. röhren ([ˈʁøːʁən]) and rösten ([ˈʁœstn̩]) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64584, 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]. rösten is at rank #45,557, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʁœstn̩].
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 64584, this pair ranks #636,317 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of röhren vs rösten
Shared letters: enrö. Private to "röhren": h. Private to "rösten": st.
"röhren" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "rösten" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "röhren" for "rösten" ever safe?
Frequency check: "röhren" vs "rösten" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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 "rösten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #636,317 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "röhren" and "rösten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rollten vs rösten". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #636,317 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.