Which to use
“Rauch” and “Raucher” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,110
- “Rauch” frequency rank
- #13,920
- “Raucher” frequency rank
- 19030
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Rauch | Raucher |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | durch thermische Verbrennung entstehende Gase, Dämpfe und Partikel (als Schwebeteilchen in der Luft) | Person, die regelmäßig Tabak in verbrannter Form inhaliert |
Where the eye mixes Rauch and Raucher
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Rauch vs Raucher
A purely visual mix-up. Rauch ([ʁaʊ̯x]) and Raucher ([ˈʁaʊ̯xɐ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “Rauch” sits inside “Raucher”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19030, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Rauch is recorded at frequency rank #5,110, classified as anoun, pronounced [ʁaʊ̯x]. Raucher is at rank #13,920, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʁaʊ̯xɐ].
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 19030, this pair ranks #1,912,505 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Rauch vs Raucher
Shared letters: achru. Private to "Rauch": -. Private to "Raucher": e.
"Rauch" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "Raucher" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Rauch" for "Raucher" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Rauch" vs "Raucher" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Rauch" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Raucher" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,912,505 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Rauch" and "Raucher" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Raucher vs Rauscher". 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 #1,912,505 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.