Which to use
“raff” and “ruft” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,412
- “raff” frequency rank
- #2,318
- “ruft” frequency rank
- 43730
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | raff | ruft |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs raffen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs rufen |
Where the eye mixes raff and ruft
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. raff and ruft follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between raff and ruft
A purely visual mix-up. raff ([ʁaf]) and ruft ([ʁuːft]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43730, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
raff is recorded at frequency rank #41,412, classified as averb, pronounced [ʁaf]. ruft is at rank #2,318, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʁuːft].
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 43730, this pair ranks #1,408,753 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of raff vs ruft
Shared letters: fr. Private to "raff": a. Private to "ruft": tu.
"raff" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "ruft" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "raff" for "ruft" ever safe?
Frequency check: "raff" vs "ruft" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "raff" and "ruft" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "raff" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ruft" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,408,753 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "raff" and "ruft" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "raff vs rofl". 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 #1,408,753 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.