Which to use
“Rasur” is a noun and “raus” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,159
- “Rasur” frequency rank
- #557
- “raus” frequency rank
- 40716
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Rasur | raus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | teilweise oder vollständige Entfernung der Körperbehaarung (vor allem des Bartes) durch Rasieren | schnell gesprochenes, in flüssiger Rede und umgangssprachlich und in vielen Dialekten auftauchendes heraus oder hinaus |
Where the eye mixes Rasur and raus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Rasur vs raus
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Rasur is [ʁaˈzuːɐ̯] while raus is [ʁaʊ̯s]. 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 adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40716, 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]. raus is at rank #557, tagged as anadv, pronounced [ʁaʊ̯s].
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 40716, this pair ranks #1,500,474 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Rasur vs raus
Shared letters: arsu. Private to "Rasur": -. Private to "raus": -.
"Rasur" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "raus" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Rasur" for "raus" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Rasur" or "raus"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "Rasur" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "raus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,500,474 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Rasur" and "raus" 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 #1,500,474 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.