Which to use
“rauchst” and “raucht” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,163
- “rauchst” frequency rank
- #14,393
- “raucht” frequency rank
- 58556
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rauchst | raucht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs rauchen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs rauchen |
Where the eye mixes rauchst and raucht
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. rauchst runs 7 letters (CVVCCCC) against raucht's 6 (CVVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between rauchst and raucht
A purely visual mix-up. rauchst ([ʁaʊ̯xst]) and raucht ([ʁaʊ̯xt]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58556, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rauchst is recorded at frequency rank #44,163, classified as averb, pronounced [ʁaʊ̯xst]. raucht is at rank #14,393, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʁaʊ̯xt].
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 58556, this pair ranks #858,233 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rauchst vs raucht
Shared letters: achrtu. Private to "rauchst": s. Private to "raucht": -.
"rauchst" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCCC · "raucht" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "rauchst" and "raucht" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "rauchst" or "raucht" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "rauchst" and "raucht" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "rauchst" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "raucht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #858,233 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rauchst" and "raucht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rauchst vs riechst". 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 #858,233 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.