rajavsRatTell them apart

Which to use

“raja” and “Rat” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#36,572
“raja” frequency rank
#1,567
“Rat” frequency rank
38139
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature raja Rat
Definition Rochen (Raja) Empfehlung, sich in einer bestimmten Weise zu verhalten

Where the eye mixes raja and Rat

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

4 ch
raja
3 ch
Rat

Visual trap between raja and Rat

A purely visual mix-up. raja ([ˈraja]) and Rat ([ʁaːt]) 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 38139, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

raja is recorded at frequency rank #36,572, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈraja]. Rat is at rank #1,567, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ʁaːt].

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 38139, this pair ranks #1,571,787 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of raja vs Rat

Shared letters: ar. Private to "raja": j. Private to "Rat": t.

"raja" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "Rat" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • rajaarja · raaj · rajja · rjaa · rraja

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "raja" and "Rat" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈraja] versus [ʁaːt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "raja" or "Rat"?
"Rat" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,567 in our German list, against #36,572 for "raja". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "raja" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Rat" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,571,787 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "raja" and "Rat" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "raja vs RSA". 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 #1,571,787 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list