# rotten vs Rotwein

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### rotten
*verb · IPA [ˈʁɔtn̩] · frequency rank #34,340*
faulen, verfallen

### Rotwein
*noun · IPA [ˈʁoːtˌvaɪ̯n] · frequency rank #13,925*
aus roten oder blauen Weintrauben hergestellter roter Wein

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/rotten-vs-rotwein