# rauen vs Runen

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### rauen
*verb · IPA [ˈʁaʊ̯ən] · frequency rank #27,017*
eine (glatte) Oberfläche rau machen

### Runen
*noun · IPA [ˈʁuːnən] · frequency rank #32,242*
Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Rune

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/rauen-vs-runen