Which to use
“Rade” is a noun and “re” is a particle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,432
- “Rade” frequency rank
- #4,150
- “re” frequency rank
- 47582
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Rade | re |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | wilde Ackerpflanze | beim Solmisieren oder Solfeggieren benutzte Silbe zum Singen eines bestimmten Tons aus der Tonleiter |
Where the eye mixes Rade and re
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Rade vs re
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Rade is [ˈʁaːdə] while re is [ʁeː]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs particle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47582, 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]. re is at rank #4,150, tagged as aparticle, pronounced [ʁeː].
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 47582, this pair ranks #1,279,274 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Rade vs re
Shared letters: er. Private to "Rade": ad. Private to "re": -.
"Rade" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "re" · 2 letters · shape CV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Rade ← arde · radde · rdae · rrade
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Rade" for "re" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Rade" or "re" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Rade" and "re" 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 "re" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,279,274 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Rade" and "re" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Rade 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 #1,279,274 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.