Which to use
“rascher” is an adjective and “Raster” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,901
- “rascher” frequency rank
- #25,276
- “Raster” frequency rank
- 53177
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rascher | Raster |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs rasch | technische Einrichtung zum Druck von Halbtonbildern, zum Beispiel eine Glasplatte mit eingeätztem Netz aus Linien, mit deren Hilfe man ein Bild in einzelne Punkte zerlegen kann |
Where the eye mixes rascher and Raster
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: rascher vs Raster
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: rascher is [ˈʁaʃɐ] while Raster is [ˈʁastɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53177, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rascher is recorded at frequency rank #27,901, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈʁaʃɐ]. Raster is at rank #25,276, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʁastɐ].
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 53177, this pair ranks #1,068,187 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rascher vs Raster
Shared letters: aers. Private to "rascher": ch. Private to "Raster": t.
"rascher" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC · "Raster" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "rascher" for "Raster" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "rascher" or "Raster" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "rascher" and "Raster" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "rascher" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Raster" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,068,187 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rascher" and "Raster" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rascher 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 #1,068,187 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.