rasiertvsRasterWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: rasiert is a verb, Raster is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“rasiert” is a verb and “Raster” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#16,260
“rasiert” frequency rank
#25,276
“Raster” frequency rank
41536
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature rasiert Raster
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs rasieren technische Einrichtung zum Druck von Halbtonbildern, zum Beispiel eine Glasplatte mit eingeätztem Netz aus Linien, mit deren Hilfe man ein Bild in einzelne Punkte zerlegen kann

Where the eye mixes rasiert and Raster

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

7 ch
rasiert
6 ch
Raster

Why the eye confuses rasiert with Raster

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: rasiert is [ʁaˈziːɐ̯t] while Raster is [ˈʁastɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41536, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

rasiert is recorded at frequency rank #16,260, classified as averb, pronounced [ʁaˈziːɐ̯t]. Raster is at rank #25,276, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʁastɐ].

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 41536, this pair ranks #1,476,480 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of rasiert vs Raster

Shared letters: aerst. Private to "rasiert": i. Private to "Raster": -.

"rasiert" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC  ·  "Raster" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • rasiertarsiert · raisert · raseirt · rasierrt · rasiertt · rasietr · rasiret · rassiert
  • Rasterarster · rasetr · rasster · rasterr · rastre · rastter · ratser · rraster

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "rasiert" for "Raster" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "rasiert" is a verb and "Raster" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary German text, does "rasiert" or "Raster" show up more?
"rasiert" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,260 in our German list, against #25,276 for "Raster". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "rasiert" and "Raster" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "rasiert" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Raster" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,476,480 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "rasiert" and "Raster" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ragte vs Raster". 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 #1,476,480 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list