Which to use
“raus” is an adverb and “rue” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #557
- “raus” frequency rank
- #16,534
- “rue” frequency rank
- 17091
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | raus | rue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | schnell gesprochenes, in flüssiger Rede und umgangssprachlich und in vielen Dialekten auftauchendes heraus oder hinaus | Reue |
Where the eye mixes raus and rue
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: raus is [ʁaʊ̯s] while rue is [ruː]. 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 (adverb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17091, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
raus is recorded at frequency rank #557, classified as anadv, pronounced [ʁaʊ̯s]. rue is at rank #16,534, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ruː].
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 17091, this pair ranks #1,930,424 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of raus vs rue
Shared letters: ru. Private to "raus": as. Private to "rue": e.
"raus" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "rue" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- raus ← arus · rasu · rauss · rraus · ruas