# rollten vs rotten

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### rollten
*verb · IPA [ˈʁɔltn̩] · frequency rank #46,240*
1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs rollen

### rotten
*verb · IPA [ˈʁɔtn̩] · frequency rank #34,340*
faulen, verfallen

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/rollten-vs-rotten