Which to use
“Rade” and “Rades” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,432
- “Rade” frequency rank
- #49,184
- “Rades” frequency rank
- 92616
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Rade | Rades |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | wilde Ackerpflanze | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Rad |
Where the eye mixes Rade and Rades
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Rade runs 4 letters (CVCV) against Rades's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Rade and Rades
A purely visual mix-up. Rade ([ˈʁaːdə]) and Rades ([ˈʁaːdəs]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “Rade” sits inside “Rades”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 92616, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Rade is recorded at frequency rank #43,432, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʁaːdə]. Rades is at rank #49,184, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʁaːdəs].
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 92616, this pair ranks #28,532 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Rade vs Rades
Shared letters: ader. Private to "Rade": -. Private to "Rades": s.
"Rade" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "Rades" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Rade" and "Rades" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "Rade" or "Rades" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Rade" and "Rades" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Rade" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Rades" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #28,532 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Rade" and "Rades" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Rades vs Ramen". 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 #28,532 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.