Which to use
“Rache” is a noun and “roch” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,997
- “Rache” frequency rank
- #19,021
- “roch” frequency rank
- 25018
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Rache | roch |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Handlung gegen eine oder mehrere Personen mit beabsichtigten negativen Auswirkungen als Reaktion auf ein erlittenes (manchmal auch nur vermeintliches) Unrecht | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs riechen |
Where the eye mixes Rache and roch
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Rache vs roch
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Rache is [ˈʁaxə] while roch is [ʁɔx]. 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 25018, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Rache is recorded at frequency rank #5,997, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʁaxə]. roch is at rank #19,021, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʁɔx].
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 25018, this pair ranks #1,839,313 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Rache vs roch
Shared letters: chr. Private to "Rache": ae. Private to "roch": o.
"Rache" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "roch" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Rache" for "roch" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Rache" or "roch" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Rache" and "roch" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Rache" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "roch" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,839,313 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Rache" and "roch" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "roch vs rofl". 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 #1,839,313 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.