Which to use
“rauchte” and “richte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,072
- “rauchte” frequency rank
- #13,000
- “richte” frequency rank
- 55072
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rauchte | richte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs rauchen | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs richten |
Where the eye mixes rauchte and richte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: rauchte vs richte
A purely visual mix-up. rauchte ([ˈʁaʊ̯xtə]) and richte ([ˈʁɪçtə]) 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 55072, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rauchte is recorded at frequency rank #42,072, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʁaʊ̯xtə]. richte is at rank #13,000, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʁɪçtə].
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 55072, this pair ranks #993,802 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rauchte vs richte
Shared letters: cehrt. Private to "rauchte": au. Private to "richte": i.
"rauchte" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCCV · "richte" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "rauchte" for "richte" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "rauchte" and "richte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "rauchte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "richte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #993,802 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rauchte" and "richte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rauchst vs rauchte". 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 #993,802 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.