Which to use
“Raupe” and “Raute” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,084
- “Raupe” frequency rank
- #32,734
- “Raute” frequency rank
- 56818
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Raupe | Raute |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | wurmförmige Larve des Schmetterlings oder der Blattwespe mit beißenden Mundteilen, kurzen bekrallten Brustfüßen und stummelförmigen Afterfüßen | Viereck mit vier gleichlangen Seiten |
Where the eye mixes Raupe and Raute
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Raupe and Raute follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Raupe vs Raute
A purely visual mix-up. Raupe ([ˈʁaʊ̯pə]) and Raute ([ˈʁaʊ̯tə]) 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 a single letter - p in “Raupe” becomes t in “Raute”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56818, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Raupe is recorded at frequency rank #24,084, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʁaʊ̯pə]. Raute is at rank #32,734, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʁaʊ̯tə].
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 56818, this pair ranks #925,434 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Raupe vs Raute
Shared letters: aeru. Private to "Raupe": p. Private to "Raute": t.
"Raupe" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "Raute" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Raupe" for "Raute" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Raupe" vs "Raute" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Raupe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Raute" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #925,434 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Raupe" and "Raute" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "raunen vs Raute". 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 #925,434 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.