Which to use
“rollen” and “rösten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,610
- “rollen” frequency rank
- #45,557
- “rösten” frequency rank
- 48167
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rollen | rösten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | während einer Vor- oder Rückwärtsbewegung sich selbst um die eigene Achse drehen; die Bewegung eines Rades | Flachs oder Hanf zum Gewinnen von Pflanzenfasern mürbe machen |
Where the eye mixes rollen and rösten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. rollen and rösten follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: rollen vs rösten
A purely visual mix-up. rollen ([ˈʁɔlən]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48167, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rollen is recorded at frequency rank #2,610, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʁɔlən]. 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 48167, this pair ranks #1,258,384 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rollen vs rösten
Shared letters: enr. Private to "rollen": lo. Private to "rösten": stö.
"rollen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "rösten" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- rollen ← orllen · rlolen · roleln · rolen · rollenn · rollne · rrollen
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "rollen" for "rösten" ever safe?
Frequency check: "rollen" vs "rösten" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "rollen" and "rösten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "rollen" 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 #1,258,384 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rollen" and "rösten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rollten vs rösten". 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 #1,258,384 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.