RangvsrausWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: Rang is a noun, raus is an adverb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Rang” is a noun and “raus” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#2,358
“Rang” frequency rank
#557
“raus” frequency rank
2915
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Rang raus
Definition Stufe in einer Hierarchie schnell gesprochenes, in flüssiger Rede und umgangssprachlich und in vielen Dialekten auftauchendes heraus oder hinaus

Where the eye mixes Rang and raus

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

4 ch
Rang
4 ch
raus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Rang is [ʁaŋ] while raus is [ʁaʊ̯s]. 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 (noun vs adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2915, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Rang is recorded at frequency rank #2,358, classified as anoun, pronounced [ʁaŋ]. raus is at rank #557, tagged as anadv, pronounced [ʁaʊ̯s].

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 2915, this pair ranks #2,001,326 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Rang vs raus

Shared letters: ar. Private to "Rang": gn. Private to "raus": su.

"Rang" · 4 letters · shape CVCC  ·  "raus" · 4 letters · shape CVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Rangarng · ragn · rangg · ranng · rnag · rrang
  • rausarus · rasu · rauss · rraus · ruas

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Rang" and "raus" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Rang" is a noun and "raus" an adverb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Rang" or "raus"?
"raus" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #557 in our German list, against #2,358 for "Rang". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

You've compared "Rang" and "raus". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Rang" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "raus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #2,001,326 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Rang" and "raus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "raus vs RUB". 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

PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list