# Ratte vs rave

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Ratte
*noun · IPA [ˈʁatə] · frequency rank #16,809*
mausähnliches Nagetier

### rave
*verb · IPA [ˈʁɛɪ̯və] · frequency rank #38,354*
2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs raven

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