# rare vs Rats

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### rare
*adjective · IPA [ˈʁaːʁə] · frequency rank #30,732*
Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rar

### Rats
*noun · IPA [ʁaːt͡s] · frequency rank #22,474*
Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Rat

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/rare-vs-rats