Which to use
“rasieren” and “riskieren” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,728
- “rasieren” frequency rank
- #10,352
- “riskieren” frequency rank
- 26080
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rasieren | riskieren |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sich oder jemand anderem die Haare oder Barthaare abschneiden | etwas wagen, sich etwas trauen |
Where the eye mixes rasieren and riskieren
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between rasieren and riskieren
A purely visual mix-up. rasieren ([ʁaˈziːʁən]) and riskieren ([ʁɪsˈkiːʁən]) 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 26080, 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]. riskieren is at rank #10,352, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʁɪsˈkiːʁən].
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 26080, this pair ranks #1,823,457 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of rasieren vs riskieren
Shared letters: einrs. Private to "rasieren": a. Private to "riskieren": k.
"rasieren" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC · "riskieren" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "rasieren" and "riskieren" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "rasieren" vs "riskieren" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "rasieren" and "riskieren" 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 "riskieren" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,823,457 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rasieren" and "riskieren" 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 #1,823,457 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.