# rote vs Rotor

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### rote
*adjective · IPA [ˈʁoːtə] · frequency rank #1,901*
Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs rot

### Rotor
*noun · IPA [ˈʁoːtoːɐ̯] · frequency rank #46,242*
rotierendes Teil einer Maschine

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/rote-vs-rotor