Which to use
“ragt” is a verb and “Rahn” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,707
- “ragt” frequency rank
- #44,160
- “Rahn” frequency rank
- 64867
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ragt | Rahn |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs ragen | weiblicher Vorname |
Letter map: ragt vs Rahn
Shared letters muted; letters that set ragt and Rahn apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. ragt and Rahn follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Part-of-speech tell for ragt / Rahn
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ragt is averb and Rahnaname. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64867, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ragt is recorded at frequency rank #20,707, classified as averb, pronounced [ʁaːkt]. Rahn is at rank #44,160, tagged as aname, pronounced […].
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 64867, this pair ranks #626,489 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ragt vs Rahn
Shared letters: ar. Private to "ragt": gt. Private to "Rahn": hn.
"ragt" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Rahn" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ragt" for "Rahn" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "ragt" or "Rahn" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "ragt" vs "Rahn" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "ragt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Rahn" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #626,489 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ragt" and "Rahn" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs Rahn". 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 #626,489 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.