# raffen vs Raupen

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### Raupen
*noun · IPA [ˈʁaʊ̯pn̩] · frequency rank #23,280*
Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Raupe

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