Which to use
“raste” and “rastet” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,741
- “raste” frequency rank
- #36,574
- “rastet” frequency rank
- 58315
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | raste | rastet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs rasten | 2. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs rasen |
Where the eye mixes raste and rastet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. raste runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against rastet's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses raste with rastet
A purely visual mix-up. raste ([ˈʁastə]) 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 extra letter(s) - “raste” sits inside “rastet”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58315, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
raste is recorded at frequency rank #21,741, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʁastə]. 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 58315, this pair ranks #867,562 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of raste vs rastet
Shared letters: aerst. Private to "raste": -. Private to "rastet": -.
"raste" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "rastet" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "raste" and "rastet" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "raste" or "rastet" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "raste" and "rastet" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "raste" 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 #867,562 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "raste" 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 #867,562 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.