# raffen vs Ratten

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### raffen
*verb · IPA [ˈʁafn̩] · frequency rank #44,864*
heftig und begehrlich ergreifen

### Ratten
*noun · IPA [ˈʁatn̩] · frequency rank #10,347*
Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Ratte

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/raffen-vs-ratten