Which to use
“gehäuft” and “gerafft” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,533
- “gehäuft” frequency rank
- #49,715
- “gerafft” frequency rank
- 87248
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gehäuft | gerafft |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs häufen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs raffen |
Where the eye mixes gehäuft and gerafft
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. gehäuft (CVCVVCC) and gerafft (CVCVCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between gehäuft and gerafft
A purely visual mix-up. gehäuft ([ɡəˈhɔɪ̯ft]) and gerafft ([ɡəˈʁaft]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 87248, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gehäuft is recorded at frequency rank #37,533, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈhɔɪ̯ft]. gerafft is at rank #49,715, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈʁaft].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 87248, this pair ranks #82,850 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of gehäuft vs gerafft
Shared letters: efgt. Private to "gehäuft": huä. Private to "gerafft": ar.
"gehäuft" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC · "gerafft" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gerafft ← egrafft · gearfft · gerafftt · geraft · geraftf · gerfaft · gerrafft · ggerafft
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gehäuft" for "gerafft" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "gehäuft" or "gerafft" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "gehäuft" and "gerafft" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gehäuft" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gerafft" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #82,850 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gehäuft" and "gerafft" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gekifft vs gerafft". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #82,850 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.