# röntgen vs rotten

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### röntgen
*verb · IPA [ˈʁœntɡn̩] · frequency rank #20,391*
einen Körper mittels Röntgenstrahlung untersuchen

### 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/rontgen-vs-rotten