Which to use
“rastet” and “ratet” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,574
- “rastet” frequency rank
- #33,249
- “ratet” frequency rank
- 69823
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rastet | ratet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs rasen | 2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs raten |
Where the eye mixes rastet and ratet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. rastet 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.
Look-alike desk: rastet vs ratet
A purely visual mix-up. rastet ([ˈʁaːstət]) 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 69823, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rastet is recorded at frequency rank #36,574, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʁaːstət]. 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 69823, this pair ranks #464,856 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of rastet vs ratet
Shared letters: aert. Private to "rastet": s. Private to "ratet": -.
"rastet" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "ratet" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "rastet" and "ratet" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "rastet" vs "ratet" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "rastet" and "ratet" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "rastet" 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 #464,856 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rastet" and "ratet" 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 #464,856 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.