Which to use
“ragte” is a verb and “Raupe” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #46,219
- “ragte” frequency rank
- #24,084
- “Raupe” frequency rank
- 70303
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ragte | Raupe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs ragen | wurmförmige Larve des Schmetterlings oder der Blattwespe mit beißenden Mundteilen, kurzen bekrallten Brustfüßen und stummelförmigen Afterfüßen |
Where the eye mixes ragte and Raupe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. ragte (CVCCV) and Raupe (CVVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses ragte with Raupe
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ragte is [ˈʁaːktə] while Raupe is [ˈʁaʊ̯pə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70303, 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]. Raupe is at rank #24,084, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʁaʊ̯pə].
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 70303, this pair ranks #450,334 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ragte vs Raupe
Shared letters: aer. Private to "ragte": gt. Private to "Raupe": pu.
"ragte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Raupe" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ragte" and "Raupe" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "ragte" or "Raupe" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ragte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Raupe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #450,334 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ragte" and "Raupe" 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 #450,334 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.