Which to use
“rote” and “roter” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,901
- “rote” frequency rank
- #6,846
- “roter” frequency rank
- 8747
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rote | roter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs rot | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs rot |
Where the eye mixes rote and roter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between rote and roter
A purely visual mix-up. rote ([ˈʁoːtə]) and roter ([ˈʁoːtɐ]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “rote” sits inside “roter”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8747, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rote is recorded at frequency rank #1,901, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈʁoːtə]. roter is at rank #6,846, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʁoːtɐ].
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 8747, this pair ranks #1,983,025 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of rote vs roter
Shared letters: eort. Private to "rote": -. Private to "roter": -.
"rote" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "roter" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "rote" for "roter" ever safe?
Frequency check: "rote" vs "roter" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "rote" and "roter" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "rote" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "roter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,983,025 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rote" and "roter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "roter 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 #1,983,025 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.