# Raab vs read

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Raab
*name · IPA [ʁaːp] · frequency rank #12,153*
rechter Zufluss zur Donau in Südostösterreich und Westungarn

### read
*verb · IPA [ɹiːd] · frequency rank #9,794*
lesen

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