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.
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": dä. Private to "Rasen": as.
"Rädern" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "Rasen" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Rasen ← raesn · rasenn · rasne · rrasen · rsaen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Rädern" and "Rasen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Rädern" vs "Rasen" - which ranks higher?
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.