Which to use
“race” is a noun and “raus” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,154
- “race” frequency rank
- #557
- “raus” frequency rank
- 12711
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | race | raus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Rasse | schnell gesprochenes, in flüssiger Rede und umgangssprachlich und in vielen Dialekten auftauchendes heraus oder hinaus |
Where the eye mixes race and raus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: race is [ɹeɪs] while raus is [ʁaʊ̯s]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12711, 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]. raus is at rank #557, tagged as anadv, pronounced [ʁaʊ̯s].
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 12711, this pair ranks #1,962,494 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of race vs raus
Shared letters: ar. Private to "race": ce. Private to "raus": su.
"race" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "raus" · 4 letters · shape CVVC