# rare vs Ratte

> 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

### Ratte
*noun · IPA [ˈʁatə] · frequency rank #16,809*
mausähnliches Nagetier

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