Which to use
“rasch” is an adjective and “rauscht” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,916
- “rasch” frequency rank
- #29,300
- “rauscht” frequency rank
- 33216
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rasch | rauscht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | in einem zügigen Tempo, oftmals auch mit einem schnellen Beginn und ohne viel Aufwand zu treiben oder groß nachzudenken, eventuell auch unerwartet und plötzlich | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs rauschen |
Where the eye mixes rasch and rauscht
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: rasch vs rauscht
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: rasch is [ʁaʃ] while rauscht is [ʁaʊ̯ʃt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33216, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rasch is recorded at frequency rank #3,916, classified as anadj, pronounced [ʁaʃ]. rauscht is at rank #29,300, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʁaʊ̯ʃt].
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 33216, this pair ranks #1,690,793 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of rasch vs rauscht
Shared letters: achrs. Private to "rasch": -. Private to "rauscht": tu.
"rasch" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "rauscht" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "rasch" for "rauscht" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "rasch" or "rauscht" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "rasch" and "rauscht" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "rasch" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rauscht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,690,793 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rasch" and "rauscht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Rauscher vs rauscht". 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 #1,690,793 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.