Which to use
“rafft” and “ragt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,532
- “rafft” frequency rank
- #20,707
- “ragt” frequency rank
- 66239
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rafft | ragt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs raffen | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs ragen |
Where the eye mixes rafft and ragt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. rafft runs 5 letters (CVCCC) against ragt's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: rafft vs ragt
A purely visual mix-up. rafft ([ʁaft]) and ragt ([ʁaːkt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66239, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rafft is recorded at frequency rank #45,532, classified as averb, pronounced [ʁaft]. ragt is at rank #20,707, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʁaːkt].
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 66239, this pair ranks #579,879 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rafft vs ragt
Shared letters: art. Private to "rafft": f. Private to "ragt": g.
"rafft" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "ragt" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "rafft" and "ragt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "rafft" or "ragt" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "rafft" and "ragt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "rafft" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ragt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #579,879 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rafft" and "ragt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rafft vs rappt". 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 #579,879 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.