Which to use
“roter” is an adjective and “Router” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,846
- “roter” frequency rank
- #9,799
- “Router” frequency rank
- 16645
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | roter | Router |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs rot | Gerät, welches mehrere Netzwerke verbinden oder trennen kann |
Where the eye mixes roter and Router
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: roter vs Router
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: roter is [ˈʁoːtɐ] while Router is [ˈʁuːtɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16645, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
roter is recorded at frequency rank #6,846, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈʁoːtɐ]. Router is at rank #9,799, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʁuːtɐ].
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 16645, this pair ranks #1,934,129 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of roter vs Router
Shared letters: eort. Private to "roter": -. Private to "Router": u.
"roter" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Router" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "roter" for "Router" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "roter" or "Router" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "roter" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Router" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,934,129 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "roter" and "Router" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Rotor vs Router". 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 #1,934,129 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.