Rache

[ˈʁaxə]

/[ˈʁaxə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Rache” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #5,997. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,997
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Handlung gegen eine oder mehrere Personen mit beabsichtigten negativen Auswirkungen als Reaktion auf ein erlittenes (manchmal auch nur vermeintliches) Unrecht

Corpus desk

Index DE-rache · Rache · German

Rache · rank #5,997 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,997
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Restaurants

Nearest frequency peer: Restaurants (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Rache“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Rache“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Rache vs RAe
40% similar
Rache vs Ruhe
60% similar
Rache vs Rate
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Rache
PropertyValue
HeadwordRache
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʁaxə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#5,997
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Rache“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Racheliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Restaurants“ (#5,998), „Partnerschaft“ (#5,995), „Resultat“ (#5,999). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Rache“ bei #5,997. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around Rache (IPA [ˈʁaxə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,997 among 2,984 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Handlung gegen eine oder mehrere Personen mit beabsichtigten negativen Auswirkungen als Reaktion auf ein erlittenes (manchmal auch nur vermeintliches) Unrecht".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Rache, with forms such as "racche", "raceh", and "rachhe". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "RAe", "Ruhe", "Rate", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Rache, spelled R-A-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Handlung gegen eine oder mehrere Personen mit beabsichtigten negativen Auswirkungen als Reaktion auf ein erlittenes (manchmal auch nur vermeintliches) Unrecht

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Rache appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Sein Sohn wurde ermordet. Nun will er Rache.
  2. „Es war eine Zeit blutiger Kämpfe, aber nicht um Land und Besitz, sondern um Ehre und Tapferkeit, vor allem aber um Rache für erlittene Beleidigungen.“

Synonyms

RevancheVendettaVergeltung

Antonyms

VerzeihenVergebenAbsolution

This word in other languages

revenge(English)venganza(Español)vengeance(Français)vingança(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • racche
  • raceh
  • rachhe
  • rahce
  • rcahe
  • rrache

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Rache - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

racche1raceh2rachhe1rahce2rcahe2rrache1
Edit distance from "Rache"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Rache"?
"Rache" is spelled R-A-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁaxə].
What does "Rache" mean?
As a noun, "Rache" means: Handlung gegen eine oder mehrere Personen mit beabsichtigten negativen Auswirkungen als Reaktion auf ein erlittenes (manchmal auch nur vermeintliches) Unrecht
What words are commonly confused with "Rache"?
"Rache" is commonly confused with "RAe", "Ruhe", "Rate". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Rache"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Rache" is [ˈʁaxə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Rache" come from?
"Rache" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Rache", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Paare#5,994Rosen#6,000nutze#5,989Labor#5,977

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

Horn6 variantsziehe6 variantshasst6 variantsISBN6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list