Which to use
“Rates” is a noun and “res” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,075
- “Rates” frequency rank
- #14,909
- “res” frequency rank
- 23984
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Rates | res |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Rat | nichts (wörtlich: nicht etwas) |
Letter map: Rates vs res
Shared letters muted; letters that set Rates and res apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Part-of-speech tell for Rates / res
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Rates is anoun and resapronoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23984, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Rates is recorded at frequency rank #9,075, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʁaːtəs]. res is at rank #14,909, tagged as apron, pronounced […].
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 23984, this pair ranks #1,853,886 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Rates vs res
Shared letters: ers. Private to "Rates": at. Private to "res": -.
"Rates" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "res" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Rates ← artes · raets · ratess · ratse · rattes · rrates · rtaes
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Rates" and "res" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Rates" or "res"?
After this comparison
Pair "Rates" vs "res" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "Rates" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "res" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,853,886 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Rates" and "res" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs res". 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 #1,853,886 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.