Which to use
“Rauch” and “reach” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,110
- “Rauch” frequency rank
- #42,075
- “reach” frequency rank
- 47185
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Rauch | reach |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | durch thermische Verbrennung entstehende Gase, Dämpfe und Partikel (als Schwebeteilchen in der Luft) | Reichweite, Bandbreite, Bereich |
Where the eye mixes Rauch and reach
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Rauch and reach follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between Rauch and reach
A purely visual mix-up. Rauch ([ʁaʊ̯x]) and reach ([ɹiːt͡ʃ]) 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 47185, 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]. reach is at rank #42,075, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɹiːt͡ʃ].
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 47185, this pair ranks #1,293,302 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Rauch vs reach
Shared letters: achr. Private to "Rauch": u. Private to "reach": e.
"Rauch" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "reach" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Rauch" and "reach" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Rauch" or "reach"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Rauch" and "reach" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Rauch" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reach" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,293,302 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Rauch" and "reach" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rack vs reach". 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 #1,293,302 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.