RAe vs raus, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“RAe” is an abbrev and “raus” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#46,218
“RAe” frequency rank: #557
“raus” frequency rank: 46775
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	RAe	raus
Definition	Rechtsanwälte	schnell gesprochenes, in flüssiger Rede und umgangssprachlich und in vielen Dialekten auftauchendes heraus oder hinaus

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set RAe and raus apart are highlighted. They share 2 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

3 ch

RAe

4 ch

raus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: RAe is anabbrev and rausanadverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46775, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

RAe is recorded at frequency rank #46,218, classified as anabbrev, pronounced […]. 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 46775, this pair ranks #1,307,429 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of RAe vs raus

Shared letters: ar. Private to "RAe": e. Private to "raus": su.

"RAe" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "raus" · 4 letters · shape CVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

raus ← arus · rasu · rauss · rraus · ruas

Frequency comparison

RAe#46,218

raus#557

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "RAe" and "raus" be used interchangeably?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "RAe" is an abbrev and "raus" an adverb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

Which is more common, "RAe" or "raus"?

"raus" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #557 in our German list, against #46,218 for "RAe". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering RAe vs raus

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

Check the role first: if you need an abbrev, it's “RAe”; for an adverb, it's “raus”.
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