Which to use
“raste” and “rösten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,741
- “raste” frequency rank
- #45,557
- “rösten” frequency rank
- 67298
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | raste | rösten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs rasten | Flachs oder Hanf zum Gewinnen von Pflanzenfasern mürbe machen |
Where the eye mixes raste and rösten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. raste runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against rösten'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 rösten
A purely visual mix-up. raste ([ˈʁastə]) and rösten ([ˈʁœstn̩]) 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 67298, 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]. rösten is at rank #45,557, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʁœstn̩].
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 67298, this pair ranks #544,729 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of raste vs rösten
Shared letters: erst. Private to "raste": a. Private to "rösten": nö.
"raste" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "rösten" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- raste ← arste · raset · rasste · rastte · rraste · rsate
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "raste" and "rösten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "raste" or "rösten" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "raste" and "rösten" 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 "rösten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #544,729 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "raste" and "rösten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rollten vs rösten". 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 #544,729 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.