Which to use
“raubt” and “reibt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,890
- “raubt” frequency rank
- #24,897
- “reibt” frequency rank
- 49787
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | raubt | reibt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs rauben | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs reiben |
Where the eye mixes raubt and reibt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. raubt and reibt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses raubt with reibt
A purely visual mix-up. raubt ([ʁaʊ̯pt]) and reibt ([ʁaɪ̯pt]) 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 49787, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
raubt is recorded at frequency rank #24,890, classified as averb, pronounced [ʁaʊ̯pt]. reibt is at rank #24,897, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʁaɪ̯pt].
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 49787, this pair ranks #1,198,420 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of raubt vs reibt
Shared letters: brt. Private to "raubt": au. Private to "reibt": ei.
"raubt" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "reibt" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "raubt" and "reibt" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "raubt" or "reibt" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "raubt" and "reibt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "raubt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reibt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,198,420 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "raubt" and "reibt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "raubt vs RUB". 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 #1,198,420 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.