Which to use
“rösten” is a verb and “rote” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #45,557
- “rösten” frequency rank
- #1,901
- “rote” frequency rank
- 47458
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rösten | rote |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Flachs oder Hanf zum Gewinnen von Pflanzenfasern mürbe machen | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs rot |
Where the eye mixes rösten and rote
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. rösten runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against rote's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between rösten and rote
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: rösten is [ˈʁœstn̩] while rote is [ˈʁoːtə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47458, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rösten is recorded at frequency rank #45,557, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʁœstn̩]. rote is at rank #1,901, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʁoːtə].
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 47458, this pair ranks #1,283,513 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rösten vs rote
Shared letters: ert. Private to "rösten": nsö. Private to "rote": o.
"rösten" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "rote" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- rote ← roet · rotte · rrote · rtoe
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "rösten" and "rote" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "rösten" or "rote" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "rösten" and "rote" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "rösten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rote" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,283,513 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rösten" and "rote" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rollten vs rösten". 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 #1,283,513 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.