RadevsRundeWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“Rade” and “Runde” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#43,432
“Rade” frequency rank
#1,040
“Runde” frequency rank
44472
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Rade Runde
Definition wilde Ackerpflanze das Absolvieren eines Weges, der wieder an seinen Ausgangspunkt zurückkehrt

Where the eye mixes Rade and Runde

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

4 ch
Rade
5 ch
Runde

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. Rade ([ˈʁaːdə]) and Runde ([ˈʁʊndə]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44472, 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]. Runde is at rank #1,040, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʁʊndə].

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 44472, this pair ranks #1,385,117 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Rade vs Runde

Shared letters: der. Private to "Rade": a. Private to "Runde": nu.

"Rade" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "Runde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Radearde · radde · rdae · rrade
  • Rundernude · rrunde · rudne · rundde · runed · runnde · urnde

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Rade" and "Runde" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈʁaːdə] versus [ˈʁʊndə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Rade" or "Runde"?
"Runde" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,040 in our German list, against #43,432 for "Rade". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

You've compared "Rade" and "Runde". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Rade" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Runde" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,385,117 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Rade" and "Runde" 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

PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list