ratetvsraubtTell them apart

Which to use

“ratet” and “raubt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#33,249
“ratet” frequency rank
#24,890
“raubt” frequency rank
58139
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ratet raubt
Definition 2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs raten 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs rauben

Where the eye mixes ratet and raubt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. ratet (CVCVC) and raubt (CVVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

5 ch
ratet
5 ch
raubt

Look-alike desk: ratet vs raubt

A purely visual mix-up. ratet ([ˈʁaːtət]) and raubt ([ʁaʊ̯pt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58139, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ratet is recorded at frequency rank #33,249, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʁaːtət]. raubt is at rank #24,890, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʁaʊ̯pt].

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 58139, this pair ranks #874,246 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of ratet vs raubt

Shared letters: art. Private to "ratet": e. Private to "raubt": bu.

"ratet" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "raubt" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • ratet ← artet · raett · ratett · rattet · rratet · rtaet
  • raubt ← arubt · rabut · raubbt · raubtt · rautb · rraubt · ruabt

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "ratet" and "raubt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈʁaːtət] versus [ʁaʊ̯pt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "ratet" vs "raubt" - which ranks higher?
"raubt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #24,890 in our German list, against #33,249 for "ratet". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "ratet" and "raubt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "ratet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "raubt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #874,246 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "ratet" and "raubt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Ramen vs ratet". 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 #874,246 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list