Which to use
“raunen” is a verb and “Raupe” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,191
- “raunen” frequency rank
- #24,084
- “Raupe” frequency rank
- 73275
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | raunen | Raupe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mit gedämpfter Stimme sprechen | wurmförmige Larve des Schmetterlings oder der Blattwespe mit beißenden Mundteilen, kurzen bekrallten Brustfüßen und stummelförmigen Afterfüßen |
Where the eye mixes raunen and Raupe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. raunen runs 6 letters (CVVCVC) against Raupe's 5 (CVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between raunen and Raupe
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: raunen is [ˈʁaʊ̯nən] while Raupe is [ˈʁaʊ̯pə]. 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 noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73275, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
raunen is recorded at frequency rank #49,191, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʁaʊ̯nən]. Raupe is at rank #24,084, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʁaʊ̯pə].
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 73275, this pair ranks #364,814 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of raunen vs Raupe
Shared letters: aeru. Private to "raunen": n. Private to "Raupe": p.
"raunen" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "Raupe" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "raunen" and "Raupe" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "raunen" or "Raupe"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "raunen" and "Raupe" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "raunen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Raupe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #364,814 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "raunen" and "Raupe" 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 #364,814 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.