# roter vs route

> 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

### 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/roter-vs-route