Which to use
“Roth” and “Rothe” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,461
- “Roth” frequency rank
- #30,265
- “Rothe” frequency rank
- 34726
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Roth | Rothe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | deutscher Nachname, Familienname | Ortsteil der Stadt Beverungen, bis 1969 selbstständige Gemeinde |
Where the eye mixes Roth and Rothe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Roth vs Rothe
A purely visual mix-up. Roth ([ʁoːt]) and Rothe ([ˈʁoːtə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Roth” sits inside “Rothe”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34726, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Roth is recorded at frequency rank #4,461, classified as aname, pronounced [ʁoːt]. Rothe is at rank #30,265, tagged as aname, pronounced [ˈʁoːtə].
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 34726, this pair ranks #1,656,744 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Roth vs Rothe
Shared letters: hort. Private to "Roth": -. Private to "Rothe": e.
"Roth" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Rothe" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Roth" for "Rothe" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Roth" or "Rothe" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Roth" and "Rothe" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Roth" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Rothe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,656,744 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Roth" and "Rothe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Rothe vs Rotor". 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 #1,656,744 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.