Which to use
“Räume” is a noun and “räumt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,276
- “Räume” frequency rank
- #9,971
- “räumt” frequency rank
- 13247
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Räume | räumt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Raum | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs räumen |
Where the eye mixes Räume and räumt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Räume (CVVCV) 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 Räume with räumt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Räume is [ˈʁɔɪ̯mə] while räumt is [ʁɔɪ̯mt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - e in “Räume” becomes t in “räumt”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13247, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Räume is recorded at frequency rank #3,276, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʁɔɪ̯mə]. 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 13247, this pair ranks #1,959,159 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Räume vs räumt
Shared letters: mruä. Private to "Räume": e. Private to "räumt": t.
"Räume" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "räumt" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Räume" and "räumt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Räume" vs "räumt" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Räume" and "räumt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Räume" 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 #1,959,159 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Räume" and "räumt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rappt vs räumt". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,959,159 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.