Which to use
“Rasse” and “Rats” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,342
- “Rasse” frequency rank
- #22,474
- “Rats” frequency rank
- 28816
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Rasse | Rats |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Untergruppe einer durch Zucht manipulierten Art mit willkürlich festgelegten gemeinsamen phänotypischen Merkmalen | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Rat |
Where the eye mixes Rasse and Rats
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Rasse vs Rats
A purely visual mix-up. Rasse ([ˈʁasə]) and Rats ([ʁaːt͡s]) 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 28816, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Rasse is recorded at frequency rank #6,342, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʁasə]. Rats is at rank #22,474, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ʁaːt͡s].
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 28816, this pair ranks #1,778,086 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Rasse vs Rats
Shared letters: ars. Private to "Rasse": e. Private to "Rats": t.
"Rasse" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Rats" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Rasse" and "Rats" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Rasse" or "Rats" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Rasse" and "Rats" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Rasse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Rats" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,778,086 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Rasse" and "Rats" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Rades vs Rats". 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 #1,778,086 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.