Which to use
“raste” is a verb and “Risse” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,741
- “raste” frequency rank
- #13,680
- “Risse” frequency rank
- 35421
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | raste | Risse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs rasten | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Riss |
Where the eye mixes raste and Risse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: raste vs Risse
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: raste is [ˈʁastə] while Risse is [ˈʁɪsə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35421, 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]. Risse is at rank #13,680, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʁɪsə].
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 35421, this pair ranks #1,640,419 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of raste vs Risse
Shared letters: ers. Private to "raste": at. Private to "Risse": i.
"raste" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Risse" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "raste" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Risse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,640,419 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "raste" and "Risse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ragte vs raste". 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 #1,640,419 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.