# Rabe vs rare

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Rabe
*noun · IPA [ˈʁaːbə] · frequency rank #20,029*
schwarze Vogelart, der Kolkrabe

### rare
*adjective · IPA [ˈʁaːʁə] · frequency rank #30,732*
Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rar

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