Rot or rot means to decay or decompose --
That fruit will rot soon; we should put it in the freezer.
The wood will rot in a few years if you don't paint it.
Rot may also mean decay or decompostion, literally or figuratively --
There is some dry rot downstairs; it may be expensive to repair.
What a lot of rot! I don't believe a word of it!
Wrought or wrought means made by beating with a hammer, as some metal objects, or made or fashioned in general --
Each wrought iron railing is different; these houses are very old.
"What hath God wrought?"
Now that you know that, you can say --
"The old wooden railings are beginning to rot; we want to replace them with wrought iron."
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