# rotten vs Rouen

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### Rouen
*name · IPA [ʁu̯ɑ̃ː] · frequency rank #45,552*
französische Stadt in der Normandie, an der Seine gelegen

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