# Rosen vs rotten

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Rosen
*noun · IPA [ˈʁoːzn̩] · frequency rank #6,000*
Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Rose

### 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/rosen-vs-rotten