Which to use
“rauer” is an adjective and “raunen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,353
- “rauer” frequency rank
- #49,191
- “raunen” frequency rank
- 87544
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rauer | raunen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rau | mit gedämpfter Stimme sprechen |
Where the eye mixes rauer and raunen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. rauer runs 5 letters (CVVVC) against raunen's 6 (CVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between rauer and raunen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: rauer is [ˈʁaʊ̯ɐ] while raunen is [ˈʁaʊ̯nən]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 87544, 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]. raunen is at rank #49,191, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʁaʊ̯nən].
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 87544, this pair ranks #79,070 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of rauer vs raunen
Shared letters: aeru. Private to "rauer": -. Private to "raunen": n.
"rauer" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC · "raunen" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "rauer" and "raunen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "rauer" or "raunen"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "rauer" and "raunen" 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 "raunen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #79,070 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rauer" and "raunen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Ramen 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 #79,070 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.