# roter vs rotten

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### roter
*adjective · IPA [ˈʁoːtɐ] · frequency rank #6,846*
Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs 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: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/roter-vs-rotten