Which to use
“Radius” is a noun and “raus” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,918
- “Radius” frequency rank
- #557
- “raus” frequency rank
- 14475
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Radius | raus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Abstand der Kreislinie vom Kreismittelpunkt beziehungsweise der Kugeloberfläche vom Mittelpunkt der Kugel | schnell gesprochenes, in flüssiger Rede und umgangssprachlich und in vielen Dialekten auftauchendes heraus oder hinaus |
Where the eye mixes Radius and raus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Radius with raus
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Radius is [ˈʁaːdi̯ʊs] while raus is [ʁaʊ̯s]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14475, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Radius is recorded at frequency rank #13,918, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʁaːdi̯ʊs]. raus is at rank #557, tagged as anadv, pronounced [ʁaʊ̯s].
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 14475, this pair ranks #1,950,949 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Radius vs raus
Shared letters: arsu. Private to "Radius": di. Private to "raus": -.
"Radius" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "raus" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Radius" and "raus" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Radius" vs "raus" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Radius" and "raus" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Radius" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "raus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,950,949 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Radius" and "raus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Rades vs Radius". 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 #1,950,949 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.