# race vs rar

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### race
*noun · IPA [ɹeɪs] · frequency rank #12,154*
Rasse

### rar
*adjective · IPA [ʁaːɐ̯] · frequency rank #17,390*
nur in geringer Anzahl vorhanden; nur in geringer Häufigkeit vorkommend

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/race-vs-rar