Which to use
“rot” and “rotem” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,020
- “rot” frequency rank
- #15,984
- “rotem” frequency rank
- 17004
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rot | rotem |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine bunte Farbe, im Spektrum die langwelligste Farbe; eine der drei Grundfarben des digitalen RGB-Farbraums | Dativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs rot |
Where the eye mixes rot and rotem
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: rot vs rotem
A purely visual mix-up. rot ([ʁoːt]) and rotem ([ˈʁoːtəm]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “rot” sits inside “rotem”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17004, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rot is recorded at frequency rank #1,020, classified as anadj, pronounced [ʁoːt]. rotem is at rank #15,984, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʁoːtəm].
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 17004, this pair ranks #1,931,187 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of rot vs rotem
Shared letters: ort. Private to "rot": -. Private to "rotem": em.
"rot" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "rotem" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- rotem ← ortem · roetm · rotemm · rotme · rottem · rrotem · rtoem
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "rot" and "rotem" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "rot" or "rotem"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "rot" and "rotem" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "rot" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rotem" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,931,187 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rot" and "rotem" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rotem vs Rotor". 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 #1,931,187 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.