Which to use
“rächt” and “rauchte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,761
- “rächt” frequency rank
- #42,072
- “rauchte” frequency rank
- 71833
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rächt | rauchte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs rächen | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs rauchen |
Where the eye mixes rächt and rauchte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. rächt runs 5 letters (CVCCC) against rauchte's 7 (CVVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between rächt and rauchte
A purely visual mix-up. rächt ([ʁɛçt]) and rauchte ([ˈʁaʊ̯xtə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71833, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rächt is recorded at frequency rank #29,761, classified as averb, pronounced [ʁɛçt]. rauchte is at rank #42,072, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʁaʊ̯xtə].
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 71833, this pair ranks #405,526 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of rächt vs rauchte
Shared letters: chrt. Private to "rächt": ä. Private to "rauchte": aeu.
"rächt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "rauchte" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- rauchte ← aruchte · racuhte · raucchte · rauchet · rauchhte · rauchtte · raucthe · rauhcte
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "rächt" for "rauchte" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "rächt" or "rauchte" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "rächt" and "rauchte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "rächt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rauchte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #405,526 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rächt" and "rauchte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rauchst vs rauchte". 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 #405,526 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.