Which to use
“raps” is a verb and “raw” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,016
- “raps” frequency rank
- #18,670
- “raw” frequency rank
- 45686
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | raps | raw |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs rap | roh, ungekocht |
Letter map: raps vs raw
Shared letters muted; letters that set raps and raw apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - raps and raw
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: raps is averb and rawanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45686, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
raps is recorded at frequency rank #27,016, classified as averb, pronounced […]. raw is at rank #18,670, tagged as anadj, pronounced [rɔ].
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 45686, this pair ranks #1,344,593 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of raps vs raw
Shared letters: ar. Private to "raps": ps. Private to "raw": w.
"raps" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "raw" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- raps ← arps · rapps · rapss · rasp · rpas · rraps
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "raps" and "raw" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "raps" or "raw" show up more?
After this comparison
Pair "raps" vs "raw" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "raps" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "raw" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,344,593 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "raps" and "raw" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs raps". 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 #1,344,593 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.