Which to use
“Rasse” and “Riss” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,342
- “Rasse” frequency rank
- #6,716
- “Riss” frequency rank
- 13058
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Rasse | Riss |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Untergruppe einer durch Zucht manipulierten Art mit willkürlich festgelegten gemeinsamen phänotypischen Merkmalen | Trennungsspalt, der durch das Zerreißen eines materiellen Gegenstandes entsteht |
Where the eye mixes Rasse and Riss
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Rasse runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against Riss's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Rasse and Riss
A purely visual mix-up. Rasse ([ˈʁasə]) and Riss ([ʁɪs]) 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 13058, 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]. Riss is at rank #6,716, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ʁɪs].
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 13058, this pair ranks #1,960,380 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Rasse vs Riss
Shared letters: rs. Private to "Rasse": ae. Private to "Riss": i.
"Rasse" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Riss" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Rasse" and "Riss" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Rasse" or "Riss" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Rasse" and "Riss" 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 "Riss" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,960,380 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Rasse" and "Riss" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Riss vs russo". 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 #1,960,380 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.