Which to use
“ragte” is a verb and “Raster” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #46,219
- “ragte” frequency rank
- #25,276
- “Raster” frequency rank
- 71495
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ragte | Raster |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs ragen | technische Einrichtung zum Druck von Halbtonbildern, zum Beispiel eine Glasplatte mit eingeätztem Netz aus Linien, mit deren Hilfe man ein Bild in einzelne Punkte zerlegen kann |
Where the eye mixes ragte and Raster
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. ragte runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against Raster's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: ragte vs Raster
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ragte is [ˈʁaːktə] while Raster is [ˈʁastɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71495, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ragte is recorded at frequency rank #46,219, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʁaːktə]. Raster is at rank #25,276, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʁastɐ].
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 71495, this pair ranks #415,116 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ragte vs Raster
Shared letters: aert. Private to "ragte": g. Private to "Raster": s.
"ragte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Raster" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ragte" for "Raster" ever safe?
Frequency check: "ragte" vs "Raster" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "ragte" and "Raster" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ragte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Raster" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #415,116 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ragte" and "Raster" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "RAe vs ragte". 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 #415,116 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.