RaumsvsROMsTell them apart

Which to use

“Raums” and “ROMs” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#19,358
“Raums” frequency rank
#15,467
“ROMs” frequency rank
34825
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Raums ROMs
Definition Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Raum Nominativ Plural des Substantivs ROM

Where the eye mixes Raums and ROMs

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
Raums
4 ch
ROMs

Look-alike desk: Raums vs ROMs

A purely visual mix-up. Raums ([ʁaʊ̯ms]) and ROMs ([ʁɔms]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34825, 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]. ROMs is at rank #15,467, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ʁɔms].

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 34825, this pair ranks #1,654,423 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Raums vs ROMs

Shared letters: mrs. Private to "Raums": au. Private to "ROMs": o.

"Raums" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC  ·  "ROMs" · 4 letters · shape CVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Raumsarums · ramus · raumms · raumss · rausm · rraums · ruams
  • ROMsorms · rmos · romms · romss · rosm · rroms

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Raums" for "ROMs" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ʁaʊ̯ms] versus [ʁɔms]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Raums" vs "ROMs" - which ranks higher?
"ROMs" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,467 in our German list, against #19,358 for "Raums". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Raums" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "ROMs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,654,423 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Raums" and "ROMs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Rades vs Raums". 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 #1,654,423 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list