Which to use
“race” is a noun and “ragte” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,154
- “race” frequency rank
- #46,219
- “ragte” frequency rank
- 58373
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | race | ragte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Rasse | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs ragen |
Where the eye mixes race and ragte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between race and ragte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: race is [ɹeɪs] while ragte is [ˈʁaːktə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58373, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
race is recorded at frequency rank #12,154, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɹeɪs]. ragte is at rank #46,219, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʁaːktə].
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 58373, this pair ranks #865,279 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of race vs ragte
Shared letters: aer. Private to "race": c. Private to "ragte": gt.
"race" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "ragte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "race" and "ragte" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "race" or "ragte" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "race" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ragte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #865,279 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "race" and "ragte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "RAe vs ragte". 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 #865,279 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.