Which to use
“Rasur” is a noun and “raue” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,159
- “Rasur” frequency rank
- #24,891
- “raue” frequency rank
- 65050
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Rasur | raue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | teilweise oder vollständige Entfernung der Körperbehaarung (vor allem des Bartes) durch Rasieren | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rau |
Where the eye mixes Rasur and raue
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Rasur runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against raue's 4 (CVVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Rasur and raue
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Rasur is [ʁaˈzuːɐ̯] while raue is [ˈʁaʊ̯ə]. 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65050, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Rasur is recorded at frequency rank #40,159, classified as anoun, pronounced [ʁaˈzuːɐ̯]. raue is at rank #24,891, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʁaʊ̯ə].
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 65050, this pair ranks #620,255 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Rasur vs raue
Shared letters: aru. Private to "Rasur": s. Private to "raue": e.
"Rasur" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "raue" · 4 letters · shape CVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Rasur" and "raue" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Rasur" vs "raue" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Rasur" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "raue" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #620,255 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Rasur" and "raue" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Rasur vs rauer". 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 #620,255 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.