# Rates vs ratlos

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Rates
*noun · IPA [ˈʁaːtəs] · frequency rank #9,075*
Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Rat

### ratlos
*adjective · IPA [ˈʁaːtloːs] · frequency rank #17,105*
unsicher, nicht wissend, was zu tun ist; keinen Rat wissend

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/rates-vs-ratlos