Which to use
“rastet” and “rettet” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,574
- “rastet” frequency rank
- #7,104
- “rettet” frequency rank
- 43678
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rastet | rettet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs rasen | 3. Person Singular Präsens Indikativ des Verbs retten |
Where the eye mixes rastet and rettet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. rastet and rettet follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between rastet and rettet
A purely visual mix-up. rastet ([ˈʁaːstət]) and rettet ([ˈʁɛtət]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43678, 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]. rettet is at rank #7,104, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʁɛtət].
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 43678, this pair ranks #1,410,384 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rastet vs rettet
Shared letters: ert. Private to "rastet": as. Private to "rettet": -.
"rastet" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "rettet" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "rastet" and "rettet" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "rastet" vs "rettet" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "rastet" and "rettet" 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 "rettet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,410,384 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rastet" and "rettet" 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 #1,410,384 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.