# rare vs rave

> 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

### rave
*verb · IPA [ˈʁɛɪ̯və] · frequency rank #38,354*
2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs raven

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/rare-vs-rave