# rotes vs rotten

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### rotes
*adjective · IPA [ˈʁoːtəs] · frequency rank #9,617*
Nominativ Singular Neutrum 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: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/rotes-vs-rotten