Which to use
“rasche” is an adjective and “rascheln” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,155
- “rasche” frequency rank
- #47,677
- “rascheln” frequency rank
- 61832
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rasche | rascheln |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rasch | das eher leise Geräusch von sich geben, das entsteht, wenn sich trockene Teile, zum Beispiel Blätter aneinander reiben |
Where the eye mixes rasche and rascheln
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: rasche vs rascheln
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: rasche is [ˈʁaʃə] while rascheln is [ˈʁaʃl̩n]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “rasche” sits inside “rascheln”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61832, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rasche is recorded at frequency rank #14,155, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈʁaʃə]. rascheln is at rank #47,677, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʁaʃl̩n].
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 61832, this pair ranks #735,004 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rasche vs rascheln
Shared letters: acehrs. Private to "rasche": -. Private to "rascheln": ln.
"rasche" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "rascheln" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "rasche" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rascheln" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #735,004 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rasche" and "rascheln" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rascheln vs Rasseln". 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 #735,004 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.