Which to use
“Rasen” is a noun and “raste” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,642
- “Rasen” frequency rank
- #21,741
- “raste” frequency rank
- 27383
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Rasen | raste |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | gepflegte, meist kurz geschorene Grasfläche | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs rasten |
Where the eye mixes Rasen and raste
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Rasen with raste
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Rasen is [ˈʁaːzn̩] while raste is [ˈʁastə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27383, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Rasen is recorded at frequency rank #5,642, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʁaːzn̩]. raste is at rank #21,741, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʁastə].
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 27383, this pair ranks #1,802,656 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Rasen vs raste
Shared letters: aers. Private to "Rasen": n. Private to "raste": t.
"Rasen" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "raste" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Rasen" and "raste" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Rasen" or "raste"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Rasen" and "raste" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Rasen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "raste" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,802,656 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Rasen" and "raste" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ragte vs raste". 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 #1,802,656 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.