räumtvsrausWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: räumt is a verb, raus is an adverb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“räumt” is a verb and “raus” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#9,971
“räumt” frequency rank
#557
“raus” frequency rank
10528
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature räumt raus
Definition 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs räumen schnell gesprochenes, in flüssiger Rede und umgangssprachlich und in vielen Dialekten auftauchendes heraus oder hinaus

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set räumt and raus apart are highlighted. They share 2 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
räumt
4 ch
raus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: räumt is [ʁɔɪ̯mt] while raus is [ʁaʊ̯s]. 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 (verb vs adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10528, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

räumt is recorded at frequency rank #9,971, classified as averb, pronounced [ʁɔɪ̯mt]. raus is at rank #557, tagged as anadv, pronounced [ʁaʊ̯s].

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 10528, this pair ranks #1,974,685 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of räumt vs raus

Shared letters: ru. Private to "räumt": mtä. Private to "raus": as.

"räumt" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC  ·  "raus" · 4 letters · shape CVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • rausarus · rasu · rauss · rraus · ruas

Frequency comparison

räumt#9,971
raus#557

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "räumt" and "raus" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "räumt" is a verb and "raus" an adverb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "räumt" or "raus"?
"raus" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #557 in our German list, against #9,971 for "räumt". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering räumt vs raus

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “räumt”; for an adverb, it's “raus”.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list