# rag vs read

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### rag
*verb · IPA [ʁaːk] · frequency rank #37,740*
2. Person Singular Präsens Imperativ Aktiv des Verbs ragen

### read
*verb · IPA [ɹiːd] · frequency rank #9,794*
lesen

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/rag-vs-read