Which to use
“Raster” is a noun and “riester” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,276
- “Raster” frequency rank
- #19,693
- “riester” frequency rank
- 44969
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Raster | riester |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | technische Einrichtung zum Druck von Halbtonbildern, zum Beispiel eine Glasplatte mit eingeätztem Netz aus Linien, mit deren Hilfe man ein Bild in einzelne Punkte zerlegen kann | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs riestern |
Where the eye mixes Raster and riester
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Raster and riester
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Raster is [ˈʁastɐ] while riester is [ˈʁiːstɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44969, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Raster is recorded at frequency rank #25,276, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʁastɐ]. riester is at rank #19,693, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʁiːstɐ].
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 44969, this pair ranks #1,368,732 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Raster vs riester
Shared letters: erst. Private to "Raster": a. Private to "riester": i.
"Raster" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "riester" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Raster" for "riester" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Raster" and "riester" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Raster" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "riester" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,368,732 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Raster" and "riester" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ragte vs Raster". 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 #1,368,732 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.