Which to use
“rollten” and “rösten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,240
- “rollten” frequency rank
- #45,557
- “rösten” frequency rank
- 91797
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rollten | rösten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs rollen | Flachs oder Hanf zum Gewinnen von Pflanzenfasern mürbe machen |
Where the eye mixes rollten and rösten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. rollten runs 7 letters (CVCCCVC) against rösten's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between rollten and rösten
A purely visual mix-up. rollten ([ˈʁɔltn̩]) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 91797, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rollten is recorded at frequency rank #46,240, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʁɔltn̩]. 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 91797, this pair ranks #34,924 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of rollten vs rösten
Shared letters: enrt. Private to "rollten": lo. Private to "rösten": sö.
"rollten" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC · "rösten" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- rollten ← orllten · rlolten · rolletn · rolltenn · rolltne · rolltten · rolten · roltlen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "rollten" and "rösten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "rollten" or "rösten"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "rollten" 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 #34,924 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rollten" and "rösten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Rillen 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 #34,924 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.