Which to use
“rastet” and “rösten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,574
- “rastet” frequency rank
- #45,557
- “rösten” frequency rank
- 82131
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rastet | rösten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs rasen | Flachs oder Hanf zum Gewinnen von Pflanzenfasern mürbe machen |
Where the eye mixes rastet and rösten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. rastet and rösten follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: rastet vs rösten
A purely visual mix-up. rastet ([ˈʁaːstət]) and rösten ([ˈʁœstn̩]) 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 82131, 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]. rösten is at rank #45,557, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʁœstn̩].
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 82131, this pair ranks #162,768 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of rastet vs rösten
Shared letters: erst. Private to "rastet": a. Private to "rösten": nö.
"rastet" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "rösten" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- rastet ← arstet · rasett · rasstet · rastett · rasttet · ratset · rrastet · rsatet
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "rastet" and "rösten" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "rastet" or "rösten"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "rastet" and "rösten" 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 "rösten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #162,768 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rastet" and "rösten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rollten vs rösten". 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 #162,768 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.