Which to use
“rasieren” and “rasiert” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,728
- “rasieren” frequency rank
- #16,260
- “rasiert” frequency rank
- 31988
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rasieren | rasiert |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sich oder jemand anderem die Haare oder Barthaare abschneiden | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs rasieren |
Where the eye mixes rasieren and rasiert
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. rasieren runs 8 letters (CVCVVCVC) against rasiert's 7 (CVCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses rasieren with rasiert
A purely visual mix-up. rasieren ([ʁaˈziːʁən]) and rasiert ([ʁaˈziːɐ̯t]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31988, 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]. rasiert is at rank #16,260, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʁaˈziːɐ̯t].
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 31988, this pair ranks #1,717,081 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of rasieren vs rasiert
Shared letters: aeirs. Private to "rasieren": n. Private to "rasiert": t.
"rasieren" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC · "rasiert" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "rasieren" and "rasiert" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "rasieren" or "rasiert" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "rasieren" and "rasiert" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "rasieren" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rasiert" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,717,081 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rasieren" and "rasiert" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rangieren vs rasieren". 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 #1,717,081 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.