Which to use
“Rades” is a noun and “ragen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,184
- “Rades” frequency rank
- #22,473
- “ragen” frequency rank
- 71657
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Rades | ragen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Rad | sich durch eine vertikale Aufrichtung von der restlichen Umgebung abheben |
Where the eye mixes Rades and ragen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Rades and ragen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses Rades with ragen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Rades is [ˈʁaːdəs] while ragen is [ˈʁaːɡn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71657, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Rades is recorded at frequency rank #49,184, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʁaːdəs]. ragen is at rank #22,473, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʁaːɡn̩].
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 71657, this pair ranks #410,605 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Rades vs ragen
Shared letters: aer. Private to "Rades": ds. Private to "ragen": gn.
"Rades" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "ragen" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Rades" and "ragen" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "Rades" or "ragen" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Rades" and "ragen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Rades" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ragen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #410,605 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Rades" and "ragen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Rades 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 #410,605 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.