Which to use
“Rade” is a noun and “roden” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,432
- “Rade” frequency rank
- #34,337
- “roden” frequency rank
- 77769
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Rade | roden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | wilde Ackerpflanze | einen Wald durch Fällen der Bäume und Ausgraben der Wurzeln urbar machen |
Where the eye mixes Rade and roden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Rade runs 4 letters (CVCV) against roden's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Rade vs roden
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Rade is [ˈʁaːdə] while roden is [ˈʁoːdn̩]. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77769, 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]. roden is at rank #34,337, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʁoːdn̩].
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 77769, this pair ranks #253,332 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Rade vs roden
Shared letters: der. Private to "Rade": a. Private to "roden": no.
"Rade" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "roden" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Rade" and "roden" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Rade" vs "roden" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Rade" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "roden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #253,332 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Rade" and "roden" 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 #253,332 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.