how to pronounce rot

/ʁoːt/

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rot is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of rot in a speech by a native speaker of standard german:

“… der scheibe ist sie rot oder braun wie …”

meanings of rot

adjective:

Pertaining to the social democratic SPD or the more rigidly socialist Linke.
Red-haired.
Red (colour).
(politics) red; pertaining to Marxism in the widest sense; social democratic; socialist; communist.
Redskin; Native American; Indian.

noun:

The suit hearts in German playing cards.
The colour red.
Gules; red in heraldry.

rot frequency in german - B1 level of CEFR

the word rot occurs in german on average 52 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.