Which to use
“rauche” is an adjective and “Raucher” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,034
- “rauche” frequency rank
- #13,920
- “Raucher” frequency rank
- 31954
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rauche | Raucher |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rauch | Person, die regelmäßig Tabak in verbrannter Form inhaliert |
Where the eye mixes rauche and Raucher
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses rauche with Raucher
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: rauche is [ˈʁaʊ̯xə] while Raucher is [ˈʁaʊ̯xɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “rauche” sits inside “Raucher”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31954, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rauche is recorded at frequency rank #18,034, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈʁaʊ̯xə]. 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 31954, this pair ranks #1,717,754 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of rauche vs Raucher
Shared letters: acehru. Private to "rauche": -. Private to "Raucher": -.
"rauche" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "Raucher" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "rauche" for "Raucher" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "rauche" or "Raucher" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "rauche" and "Raucher" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "rauche" 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 #1,717,754 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rauche" and "Raucher" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rauche 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 #1,717,754 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.