Which to use
“rastet” and “rüstet” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,574
- “rastet” frequency rank
- #31,765
- “rüstet” frequency rank
- 68339
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rastet | rüstet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs rasen | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs rüsten |
Where the eye mixes rastet and rüstet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. rastet and rüstet 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 rüstet
A purely visual mix-up. rastet ([ˈʁaːstət]) and rüstet ([ˈʁʏstət]) 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 a single letter - a in “rastet” becomes ü in “rüstet”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68339, 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]. rüstet is at rank #31,765, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʁʏstət].
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 68339, this pair ranks #510,978 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of rastet vs rüstet
Shared letters: erst. Private to "rastet": a. Private to "rüstet": ü.
"rastet" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "rüstet" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- rastet ← arstet · rasett · rasstet · rastett · rasttet · ratset · rrastet · rsatet
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "rastet" for "rüstet" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "rastet" or "rüstet" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "rastet" and "rüstet" 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 "rüstet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #510,978 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rastet" and "rüstet" 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 #510,978 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.