Which to use
“raser” is a verb and “Rasur” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,279
- “raser” frequency rank
- #40,159
- “Rasur” frequency rank
- 63438
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | raser | Rasur |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | barbieren, rasieren | teilweise oder vollständige Entfernung der Körperbehaarung (vor allem des Bartes) durch Rasieren |
Where the eye mixes raser and Rasur
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. raser and Rasur follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses raser with Rasur
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: raser is [ʁa.ze] while Rasur is [ʁaˈzuːɐ̯]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - e in “raser” becomes u in “Rasur”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63438, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
raser is recorded at frequency rank #23,279, classified as averb, pronounced [ʁa.ze]. Rasur is at rank #40,159, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ʁaˈzuːɐ̯].
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 63438, this pair ranks #676,854 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of raser vs Rasur
Shared letters: ars. Private to "raser": e. Private to "Rasur": u.
"raser" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Rasur" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "raser" for "Rasur" ever safe?
Frequency check: "raser" vs "Rasur" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "raser" and "Rasur" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "raser" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Rasur" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #676,854 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "raser" and "Rasur" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Rasur vs rauer". 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 #676,854 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.