Which to use
“Räuber” and “Router” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,934
- “Räuber” frequency rank
- #9,799
- “Router” frequency rank
- 18733
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Räuber | Router |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Person, die einer anderen Person rechtswidrig und unter Androhung oder auch Anwendung von Gewalt etwas wegnimmt | Gerät, welches mehrere Netzwerke verbinden oder trennen kann |
Where the eye mixes Räuber and Router
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Räuber vs Router
A purely visual mix-up. Räuber ([ˈʁɔɪ̯bɐ]) and Router ([ˈʁuːtɐ]) 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 18733, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Räuber is recorded at frequency rank #8,934, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʁɔɪ̯bɐ]. Router is at rank #9,799, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʁuːtɐ].
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 18733, this pair ranks #1,915,427 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Räuber vs Router
Shared letters: eru. Private to "Räuber": bä. Private to "Router": ot.
"Räuber" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "Router" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Router ← oruter · rotuer · rouetr · routerr · routre · routter · rrouter · ruoter
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Räuber" and "Router" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Räuber" or "Router"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Räuber" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Router" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,915,427 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Räuber" and "Router" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Räuber vs raunen". 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 #1,915,427 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.