Which to use
“rasten” and “ratet” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,580
- “rasten” frequency rank
- #33,249
- “ratet” frequency rank
- 59829
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rasten | ratet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sich ausruhen, (bei körperlicher Anstrengung) eine Pause einlegen | 2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs raten |
Where the eye mixes rasten and ratet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. rasten runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against ratet's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses rasten with ratet
A purely visual mix-up. rasten ([ˈʁastn̩]) and ratet ([ˈʁaːtət]) 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 59829, 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]. ratet is at rank #33,249, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʁaːtət].
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 59829, this pair ranks #809,770 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rasten vs ratet
Shared letters: aert. Private to "rasten": ns. Private to "ratet": -.
"rasten" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "ratet" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "rasten" for "ratet" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "rasten" or "ratet" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "rasten" and "ratet" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "rasten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ratet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #809,770 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rasten" and "ratet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Ramen vs ratet". 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 #809,770 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.