raschen

Name: raschen, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈʁaʃn̩]

/[ˈʁaʃn̩]/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“raschen” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #22,111. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,111
frequency rank, German: 42,116
“R” headwords: 11
tracked misspellings: 20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rasch

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

raschen vs Rasen

57% similar

raschen vs Rassen

57% similar

raschen vs rauche

71% similar

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

Key facts for raschen
Property	Value
Headword	raschen
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ˈʁaʃn̩]
Letters	7
Frequency rank	#22,111
Misspellings tracked	11
Confusable pairs	20
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “raschen” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). raschen lands here:

#22,111

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around raschen (IPA [ˈʁaʃn̩]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #22,111 among 42,116 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 12 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for raschen, with forms such as "arschen", "racshen", and "rascchen". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Rasen", "Rassen", "rauche", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is raschen, spelled R-A-S-C-H-E-N.

Definition

1
Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rasch
2
Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rasch
3
Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rasch
4
Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rasch
5
Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rasch
6
Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rasch
7
Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rasch
8
Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rasch
9
Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rasch
10
Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rasch
11
Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rasch
12
Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rasch

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: arschen,racshen,rascchen,rascehn,raschenn,raschhen,raschne,rashcen,rasschen,rraschen,rsachen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of raschen - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Edit distance from "raschen"

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 "raschen"?

"raschen" is spelled R-A-S-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁaʃn̩].

What does "raschen" mean?

As an adjective, "raschen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rasch

What words are commonly confused with "raschen"?

"raschen" is commonly confused with "Rasen", "Rassen", "rauche". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "raschen"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "raschen" is [ˈʁaʃn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "raschen" come from?

"raschen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.

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Using “raschen”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct German spelling is R-A-S-C-H-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [ˈʁaʃn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “Rasen” - see the side-by-side comparison. raschen vs Rasen
Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Same frequency band

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.