Which to use
“rauen” is a verb and “rohen” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,017
- “rauen” frequency rank
- #31,759
- “rohen” frequency rank
- 58776
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rauen | rohen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine (glatte) Oberfläche rau machen | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs roh |
Where the eye mixes rauen and rohen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. rauen (CVVVC) and rohen (CVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between rauen and rohen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: rauen is [ˈʁaʊ̯ən] while rohen is [ˈʁoːən]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58776, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rauen is recorded at frequency rank #27,017, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʁaʊ̯ən]. rohen is at rank #31,759, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʁoːən].
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 58776, this pair ranks #849,783 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rauen vs rohen
Shared letters: enr. Private to "rauen": au. Private to "rohen": ho.
"rauen" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC · "rohen" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "rauen" and "rohen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "rauen" or "rohen" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "rauen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rohen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #849,783 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rauen" and "rohen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rohen vs rühmen". 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 #849,783 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.