Which to use
“rollt” and “rollte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,552
- “rollt” frequency rank
- #21,749
- “rollte” frequency rank
- 32301
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rollt | rollte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs rollen | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs rollen |
Where the eye mixes rollt and rollte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses rollt with rollte
A purely visual mix-up. rollt ([ʁɔlt]) and rollte ([ˈʁɔltə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “rollt” sits inside “rollte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32301, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rollt is recorded at frequency rank #10,552, classified as averb, pronounced [ʁɔlt]. rollte is at rank #21,749, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʁɔltə].
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 32301, this pair ranks #1,710,544 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of rollt vs rollte
Shared letters: lort. Private to "rollt": -. Private to "rollte": e.
"rollt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "rollte" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "rollt" for "rollte" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "rollt" or "rollte" 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 "rollt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rollte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,710,544 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rollt" and "rollte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rollte vs rollten". 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 #1,710,544 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.