Which to use
“rasieren” is a verb and “Rasierer” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,728
- “rasieren” frequency rank
- #36,573
- “Rasierer” frequency rank
- 52301
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rasieren | Rasierer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sich oder jemand anderem die Haare oder Barthaare abschneiden | Werkzeug oder elektronisches Gerät zum Entfernen von Haaren |
Where the eye mixes rasieren and Rasierer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. rasieren and Rasierer follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: rasieren vs Rasierer
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: rasieren is [ʁaˈziːʁən] while Rasierer is [ʁaˈziːʁɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - n in “rasieren” becomes r in “Rasierer”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52301, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rasieren is recorded at frequency rank #15,728, classified as averb, pronounced [ʁaˈziːʁən]. Rasierer is at rank #36,573, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ʁaˈziːʁɐ].
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 52301, this pair ranks #1,102,127 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rasieren vs Rasierer
Shared letters: aeirs. Private to "rasieren": n. Private to "Rasierer": -.
"rasieren" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC · "Rasierer" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "rasieren" vs "Rasierer" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "rasieren" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Rasierer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,102,127 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rasieren" and "Rasierer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Raserei vs Rasierer". 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 #1,102,127 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.