Which to use
“roten” and “roter” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,677
- “roten” frequency rank
- #6,846
- “roter” frequency rank
- 8523
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | roten | roter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs rot | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs rot |
Where the eye mixes roten and roter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between roten and roter
A purely visual mix-up. roten ([ˈʁoːtn̩]) 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 a single letter - n in “roten” becomes r in “roter”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8523, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
roten is recorded at frequency rank #1,677, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈʁoːtn̩]. 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 8523, this pair ranks #1,983,947 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of roten vs roter
Shared letters: eort. Private to "roten": n. Private to "roter": -.
"roten" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "roter" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "roten" for "roter" ever safe?
Which is more common, "roten" or "roter"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "roten" and "roter" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "roten" 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 #1,983,947 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "roten" 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 #1,983,947 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.