Rausch

[ʁaʊ̯ʃ]

/[ʁaʊ̯ʃ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Rausch” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #11,313. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,313
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mentaler Zustand der Glückseligkeit oder auch der Verwirrung und Übelkeit, wenn Drogenkonsum Wirkung zeigt

Corpus desk

Index DE-rausch · Rausch · German

Rausch · rank #11,313 · 9 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,313
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Propheten

Nearest frequency peer: Propheten (-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 „Rausch“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Rausch“ 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).

Rausch vs Resch
67% similar
Rausch vs Rutsch
67% similar
Rausch vs rauscht
71% similar

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

Key facts for Rausch
PropertyValue
HeadwordRausch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʁaʊ̯ʃ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#11,313
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Rausch“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Propheten“ (#11,312), „reagierte“ (#11,314), „prix“ (#11,311). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Rausch“ bei #11,313. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Rausch (IPA [ʁaʊ̯ʃ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,313 among 2,984 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Rausch, with forms such as "arusch", "rasuch", and "raucsh". 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 12 confusable-pair relationships, "Resch", "Rutsch", "rauscht", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Rausch, spelled R-A-U-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    mentaler Zustand der Glückseligkeit oder auch der Verwirrung und Übelkeit, wenn Drogenkonsum Wirkung zeigt
  2. 2
    Überschwang
  3. 3
    große Vielfalt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Im Rausch ist er unerträglich.
  2. Nachdem ich meinen Rausch ausgeschlafen hatte, hatte ich Kopfschmerzen und mir war immer noch schlecht.

Synonyms

DrogenrauschEkstaseUnzahlStrauß

Antonyms

NüchternheitReduktion

This word in other languages

intoxication(English)borrachera(Español)ivresse(Français)bebedeira(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • arusch
  • rasuch
  • raucsh
  • rauscch
  • rauschh
  • raushc
  • raussch
  • rrausch
  • ruasch

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Rausch - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

arusch2rasuch2raucsh2rauscch1rauschh1raushc2raussch1rrausch1
Edit distance from "Rausch"

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 "Rausch"?
"Rausch" is spelled R-A-U-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁaʊ̯ʃ].
What does "Rausch" mean?
As a noun, "Rausch" means: mentaler Zustand der Glückseligkeit oder auch der Verwirrung und Übelkeit, wenn Drogenkonsum Wirkung zeigt
What words are commonly confused with "Rausch"?
"Rausch" is commonly confused with "Resch", "Rutsch", "rauscht". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Rausch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Rausch" is [ʁaʊ̯ʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Rausch" come from?
"Rausch" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Romans#11,319Suizid#11,329Taunus#11,330trumps#11,337

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

passage9 variantsTreppen9 variantsMasken9 variantsKolonie9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list