Which to use
“rollten” is a verb and “Routen” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #46,240
- “rollten” frequency rank
- #15,196
- “Routen” frequency rank
- 61436
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rollten | Routen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs rollen | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Route |
Where the eye mixes rollten and Routen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. rollten runs 7 letters (CVCCCVC) against Routen's 6 (CVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between rollten and Routen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: rollten is [ˈʁɔltn̩] while Routen is [ˈʁuːtn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61436, 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]. Routen is at rank #15,196, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʁuːtn̩].
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 61436, this pair ranks #749,839 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rollten vs Routen
Shared letters: enort. Private to "rollten": l. Private to "Routen": u.
"rollten" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC · "Routen" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "rollten" for "Routen" ever safe?
Which is more common, "rollten" or "Routen"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "rollten" and "Routen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "rollten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Routen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #749,839 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rollten" and "Routen" 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 #749,839 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.