Which to use
“rauer” is an adjective and “räumt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,353
- “rauer” frequency rank
- #9,971
- “räumt” frequency rank
- 48324
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rauer | räumt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rau | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs räumen |
Where the eye mixes rauer and räumt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. rauer (CVVVC) and räumt (CVVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses rauer with räumt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: rauer is [ˈʁaʊ̯ɐ] while räumt is [ʁɔɪ̯mt]. 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 (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48324, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rauer is recorded at frequency rank #38,353, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈʁaʊ̯ɐ]. räumt is at rank #9,971, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʁɔɪ̯mt].
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 48324, this pair ranks #1,252,744 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rauer vs räumt
Shared letters: ru. Private to "rauer": ae. Private to "räumt": mtä.
"rauer" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC · "räumt" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- rauer ← aruer · raeur · rauerr · raure · rrauer · ruaer
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "rauer" and "räumt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "rauer" or "räumt" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "rauer" and "räumt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "rauer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "räumt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,252,744 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rauer" and "räumt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rauer vs raunen". 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 #1,252,744 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.