Which to use
“rote” is an adjective and “Rothe” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,901
- “rote” frequency rank
- #30,265
- “Rothe” frequency rank
- 32166
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rote | Rothe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs rot | Ortsteil der Stadt Beverungen, bis 1969 selbstständige Gemeinde |
Same sound, different letters: rote vs Rothe
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 4 letters.
Homophone desk: rote vs Rothe
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: rote and Rothe carry the same recorded pronunciation, [ˈʁoːtə]. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other aname, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32166, 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]. Rothe is at rank #30,265, tagged as aname, 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 32166, this pair ranks #1,713,349 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of rote vs Rothe
Shared letters: eort. Private to "rote": -. Private to "Rothe": h.
"rote" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "Rothe" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "rote" and "Rothe" be used interchangeably?
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Useful next steps
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "rote" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Rothe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,713,349 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rote" and "Rothe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Rothe 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 #1,713,349 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.