rotes
[ˈʁoːtəs]
The verdict
“rotes” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #9,617 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #9,617
- frequency rank, German
- 5
- letters
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs rot
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | rotes |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈʁoːtəs] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #9,617 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “rotes” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for rotes is 5 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʁoːtəs]. Corpus data places it at rank #9,617 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for rotes, with forms such as "roets", "rotess", and "rotse". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "RTS", "Roth", "rott", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is rotes, spelled R-O-T-E-S.
Definition
- 1Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs rot
- 2Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs rot
- 3Nominativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs rot
- 4Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs rot
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: roets,rotess,rotse,rottes,rrotes,rtoes
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of rotes - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “rotes”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is R-O-T-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʁoːtəs] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “RTS” - see the side-by-side comparison. rotes vs RTS
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.