Which to use
“rösten” is a verb and “rotes” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #45,557
- “rösten” frequency rank
- #9,617
- “rotes” frequency rank
- 55174
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rösten | rotes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Flachs oder Hanf zum Gewinnen von Pflanzenfasern mürbe machen | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs rot |
Where the eye mixes rösten and rotes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. rösten runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against rotes's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: rösten vs rotes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: rösten is [ˈʁœstn̩] while rotes is [ˈʁoːtəs]. 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55174, 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]. rotes is at rank #9,617, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʁoːtəs].
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 55174, this pair ranks #989,877 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rösten vs rotes
Shared letters: erst. Private to "rösten": nö. Private to "rotes": o.
"rösten" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "rotes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- rotes ← roets · rotess · rotse · rottes · rrotes · rtoes
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "rösten" and "rotes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "rösten" or "rotes"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "rösten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rotes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #989,877 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rösten" and "rotes" 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 #989,877 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.