Which to use
“rack” is a noun and “raus” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #46,930
- “rack” frequency rank
- #557
- “raus” frequency rank
- 47487
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rack | raus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Gestell, Gerüst, Gewehrständer, Kleiderständer, Ständer, Rahmen, Streckrahmen, Stützrahmen, Raufe, Futtergestell, Gepäcknetz, Handtuchhalter, Halter | schnell gesprochenes, in flüssiger Rede und umgangssprachlich und in vielen Dialekten auftauchendes heraus oder hinaus |
Where the eye mixes rack and raus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: rack vs raus
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: rack is [ɹæk] 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 47487, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rack is recorded at frequency rank #46,930, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɹæk]. 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 47487, this pair ranks #1,282,507 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rack vs raus
Shared letters: ar. Private to "rack": ck. Private to "raus": su.
"rack" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "raus" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "rack" and "raus" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "rack" or "raus" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "rack" and "raus" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "rack" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "raus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,282,507 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rack" and "raus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rack vs rech". 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 #1,282,507 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.