Which to use
“Raums” is a noun and “Rems” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,358
- “Raums” frequency rank
- #33,782
- “Rems” frequency rank
- 53140
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Raums | Rems |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Raum | rechter Zufluss des Neckar |
Where the eye mixes Raums and Rems
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Raums vs Rems
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Raums is [ʁaʊ̯ms] while Rems is [ʁɛms]. 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 (noun vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53140, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Raums is recorded at frequency rank #19,358, classified as anoun, pronounced [ʁaʊ̯ms]. Rems is at rank #33,782, tagged as aname, pronounced [ʁɛms].
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 53140, this pair ranks #1,069,663 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Raums vs Rems
Shared letters: mrs. Private to "Raums": au. Private to "Rems": e.
"Raums" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "Rems" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Raums" for "Rems" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Raums" or "Rems" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Raums" and "Rems" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Raums" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Rems" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,069,663 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Raums" and "Rems" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Rems vs Remus". 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 #1,069,663 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.