Which to use
“Rauch” is a noun and “rauscht” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,110
- “Rauch” frequency rank
- #29,300
- “rauscht” frequency rank
- 34410
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Rauch | rauscht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | durch thermische Verbrennung entstehende Gase, Dämpfe und Partikel (als Schwebeteilchen in der Luft) | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs rauschen |
Where the eye mixes Rauch and rauscht
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Rauch runs 5 letters (CVVCC) against rauscht's 7 (CVVCCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Rauch vs rauscht
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Rauch is [ʁaʊ̯x] while rauscht is [ʁaʊ̯ʃt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34410, 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]. rauscht is at rank #29,300, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʁaʊ̯ʃt].
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 34410, this pair ranks #1,663,972 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Rauch vs rauscht
Shared letters: achru. Private to "Rauch": -. Private to "rauscht": st.
"Rauch" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "rauscht" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Rauch" for "rauscht" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Rauch" vs "rauscht" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Rauch" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rauscht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,663,972 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Rauch" and "rauscht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Rauscher vs rauscht". 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 #1,663,972 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.