rasiertvsrastetWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“rasiert” and “rastet” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#16,260
“rasiert” frequency rank
#36,574
“rastet” frequency rank
52834
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature rasiert rastet
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs rasieren 2. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs rasen

Where the eye mixes rasiert and rastet

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. rasiert runs 7 letters (CVCVVCC) against rastet's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
rasiert
6 ch
rastet

Look-alike desk: rasiert vs rastet

A purely visual mix-up. rasiert ([ʁaˈziːɐ̯t]) and rastet ([ˈʁaːstət]) 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 52834, 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]. rastet is at rank #36,574, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʁaːstət].

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 52834, this pair ranks #1,081,492 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of rasiert vs rastet

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

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • rasiert ← arsiert · raisert · raseirt · rasierrt · rasiertt · rasietr · rasiret · rassiert
  • rastet ← arstet · rasett · rasstet · rastett · rasttet · ratset · rrastet · rsatet

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "rasiert" for "rastet" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ʁaˈziːɐ̯t] versus [ˈʁaːstət]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "rasiert" vs "rastet" - which ranks higher?
"rasiert" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,260 in our German list, against #36,574 for "rastet". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "rasiert" and "rastet" 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 "rastet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,081,492 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "rasiert" and "rastet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ragte vs rastet". 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 #1,081,492 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