Which to use
“Raben” is a noun and “RAe” is an abbrev - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,853
- “Raben” frequency rank
- #46,218
- “RAe” frequency rank
- 69071
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Raben | RAe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Rabe | Rechtsanwälte |
Letter map: Raben vs RAe
Shared letters muted; letters that set Raben and RAe apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. Raben runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against RAe's 3 (CVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Part-of-speech tell for Raben / RAe
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Raben is anoun and RAeanabbrev. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69071, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Raben is recorded at frequency rank #22,853, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʁaːbm̩]. RAe is at rank #46,218, tagged as anabbrev, pronounced […].
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 69071, this pair ranks #487,952 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Raben vs RAe
Shared letters: aer. Private to "Raben": bn. Private to "RAe": -.
"Raben" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "RAe" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Raben ← arben · rabben · rabenn · rabne · raebn · rbaen · rraben
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Raben" for "RAe" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Raben" vs "RAe" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Raben" and "RAe".
- Full dictionary entry for "Raben" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "RAe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #487,952 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Raben" and "RAe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs RAe". 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 #487,952 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.