Which to use
“rasche” and “raschen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,155
- “rasche” frequency rank
- #22,111
- “raschen” frequency rank
- 36266
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rasche | raschen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rasch | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rasch |
Where the eye mixes rasche and raschen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. rasche runs 6 letters (CVCCCV) against raschen's 7 (CVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between rasche and raschen
A purely visual mix-up. rasche ([ˈʁaʃə]) and raschen ([ˈʁaʃn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “rasche” sits inside “raschen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36266, 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]. raschen is at rank #22,111, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʁaʃn̩].
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 36266, this pair ranks #1,619,900 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of rasche vs raschen
Shared letters: acehrs. Private to "rasche": -. Private to "raschen": n.
"rasche" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "raschen" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "rasche" and "raschen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "rasche" vs "raschen" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "rasche" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "raschen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,619,900 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rasche" and "raschen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "raschen vs Rauscher". 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 #1,619,900 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.