Which to use
“roi” is a noun and “rott” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,760
- “roi” frequency rank
- #30,266
- “rott” frequency rank
- 60026
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | roi | rott |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | König | im Verfall/in Zersetzung begriffen |
Letter map: roi vs rott
Shared letters muted; letters that set roi and rott apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: roi vs rott
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: roi is anoun and rottanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60026, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
roi is recorded at frequency rank #29,760, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. rott is at rank #30,266, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ʁɔt].
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 60026, this pair ranks #802,382 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of roi vs rott
Shared letters: or. Private to "roi": i. Private to "rott": t.
"roi" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "rott" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- rott ← ortt · rrott · rtot
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "roi" for "rott" ever safe?
Frequency check: "roi" vs "rott" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've compared "roi" and "rott". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "roi" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rott" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #802,382 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "roi" and "rott" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs roi". 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 #802,382 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.