# rotem vs rotten

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### rotem
*adjective · IPA [ˈʁoːtəm] · frequency rank #15,984*
Dativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs rot

### rotten
*verb · IPA [ˈʁɔtn̩] · frequency rank #34,340*
faulen, verfallen

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