Which to use
“rasten” and “rastet” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,580
- “rasten” frequency rank
- #36,574
- “rastet” frequency rank
- 63154
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rasten | rastet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sich ausruhen, (bei körperlicher Anstrengung) eine Pause einlegen | 2. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs rasen |
Where the eye mixes rasten and rastet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. rasten and rastet follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between rasten and rastet
A purely visual mix-up. rasten ([ˈʁastn̩]) 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 a single letter - n in “rasten” becomes t in “rastet”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63154, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rasten is recorded at frequency rank #26,580, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʁastn̩]. 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 63154, this pair ranks #686,850 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rasten vs rastet
Shared letters: aerst. Private to "rasten": n. Private to "rastet": -.
"rasten" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "rastet" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "rasten" and "rastet" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "rasten" vs "rastet" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "rasten" 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 #686,850 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rasten" 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 #686,850 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.