# roten vs route

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### roten
*adjective · IPA [ˈʁoːtn̩] · frequency rank #1,677*
Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs rot

### route
*noun · IPA [ʁut] · frequency rank #5,299*
Straße, Landstraße

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