# race vs Rat

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### Rat
*noun · IPA [ʁaːt] · frequency rank #1,567*
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## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/race-vs-rat