Which to use
“rauchst” and “rauscht” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,163
- “rauchst” frequency rank
- #29,300
- “rauscht” frequency rank
- 73463
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rauchst | rauscht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs rauchen | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs rauschen |
Where the eye mixes rauchst and rauscht
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. rauchst and rauscht follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses rauchst with rauscht
A purely visual mix-up. rauchst ([ʁaʊ̯xst]) and rauscht ([ʁaʊ̯ʃt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they are an anagram pair: the same letters reordered. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73463, 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]. 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 73463, this pair ranks #359,720 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of rauchst vs rauscht
Shared letters: achrstu. Private to "rauchst": -. Private to "rauscht": -.
"rauchst" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCCC · "rauscht" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "rauchst" for "rauscht" ever safe?
Which is more common, "rauchst" or "rauscht"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "rauchst" and "rauscht" 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 "rauscht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #359,720 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rauchst" and "rauscht" 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 #359,720 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.