RädernvsRasenWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#13,225
“Rädern” frequency rank
#5,642
“Rasen” frequency rank
18867
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Rädern Rasen
Definition Dativ Plural des Substantivs Rad gepflegte, meist kurz geschorene Grasfläche

Where the eye mixes Rädern and Rasen

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

6 ch
Rädern
5 ch
Rasen

Look-alike desk: Rädern vs Rasen

A purely visual mix-up. Rädern ([ˈʁɛːdɐn]) and Rasen ([ˈʁaːzn̩]) 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 18867, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Rädern is recorded at frequency rank #13,225, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʁɛːdɐn]. Rasen is at rank #5,642, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʁaːzn̩].

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 18867, this pair ranks #1,914,103 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Rädern vs Rasen

Shared letters: enr. Private to "Rädern": . Private to "Rasen": as.

"Rädern" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC  ·  "Rasen" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Rasenraesn · rasenn · rasne · rrasen · rsaen

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Rädern" and "Rasen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈʁɛːdɐn] versus [ˈʁaːzn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Rädern" vs "Rasen" - which ranks higher?
"Rasen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,642 in our German list, against #13,225 for "Rädern". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "Rädern" and "Rasen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Rädern" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Rasen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,914,103 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Rädern" and "Rasen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Rädern 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 #1,914,103 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list