Which to use
“rannten” and “rasten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,227
- “rannten” frequency rank
- #26,580
- “rasten” frequency rank
- 58807
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rannten | rasten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum des Verbs rennen | sich ausruhen, (bei körperlicher Anstrengung) eine Pause einlegen |
Where the eye mixes rannten and rasten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. rannten runs 7 letters (CVCCCVC) against rasten's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses rannten with rasten
A purely visual mix-up. rannten ([ˈʁantn̩]) and rasten ([ˈʁastn̩]) 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 58807, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rannten is recorded at frequency rank #32,227, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʁantn̩]. rasten is at rank #26,580, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʁastn̩].
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 58807, this pair ranks #848,572 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rannten vs rasten
Shared letters: aenrt. Private to "rannten": -. Private to "rasten": s.
"rannten" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC · "rasten" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "rannten" and "rasten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "rannten" or "rasten"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "rannten" and "rasten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "rannten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rasten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #848,572 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rannten" and "rasten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rannten vs raunen". 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 #848,572 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.