Which to use
“rächen” is a verb and “raschen” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,734
- “rächen” frequency rank
- #22,111
- “raschen” frequency rank
- 37845
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rächen | raschen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemandem für eine als Unrecht empfundene Tat eines anderen Genugtuung verschaffen, indem man diesem ebenfalls einen Nachteil zufügt | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rasch |
Where the eye mixes rächen and raschen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. rächen runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against raschen's 7 (CVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: rächen vs raschen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: rächen is [ˈʁɛçn̩] while raschen is [ˈʁaʃn̩]. 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 (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37845, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rächen is recorded at frequency rank #15,734, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʁɛçn̩]. raschen is at rank #22,111, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʁaʃn̩].
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 37845, this pair ranks #1,579,576 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of rächen vs raschen
Shared letters: cehnr. Private to "rächen": ä. Private to "raschen": as.
"rächen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "raschen" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- raschen ← arschen · racshen · rascchen · rascehn · raschenn · raschhen · raschne · rashcen
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "rächen" and "raschen" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "rächen" vs "raschen" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "rächen" and "raschen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "rächen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "raschen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,579,576 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rächen" and "raschen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "raschen vs Rauscher". 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 #1,579,576 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.