Which to use
“raucht” is a verb and “Rausch” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,393
- “raucht” frequency rank
- #11,313
- “Rausch” frequency rank
- 25706
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | raucht | Rausch |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs rauchen | mentaler Zustand der Glückseligkeit oder auch der Verwirrung und Übelkeit, wenn Drogenkonsum Wirkung zeigt |
Where the eye mixes raucht and Rausch
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses raucht with Rausch
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: raucht is [ʁaʊ̯xt] while Rausch is [ʁaʊ̯ʃ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25706, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
raucht is recorded at frequency rank #14,393, classified as averb, pronounced [ʁaʊ̯xt]. Rausch is at rank #11,313, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ʁaʊ̯ʃ].
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 25706, this pair ranks #1,829,204 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of raucht vs Rausch
Shared letters: achru. Private to "raucht": t. Private to "Rausch": s.
"raucht" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCC · "Rausch" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "raucht" for "Rausch" ever safe?
Which is more common, "raucht" or "Rausch"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "raucht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Rausch" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,829,204 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "raucht" and "Rausch" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Rausch 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 #1,829,204 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.