Which to use
“Raub” is a noun and “rbb” is an abbrev - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,348
- “Raub” frequency rank
- #17,391
- “rbb” frequency rank
- 27739
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Raub | rbb |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | das gewaltsame Wegnehmen; das Rauben | Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg |
Letter map: Raub vs rbb
Shared letters muted; letters that set Raub and rbb apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - Raub and rbb
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Raub is anoun and rbbanabbrev. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27739, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Raub is recorded at frequency rank #10,348, classified as anoun, pronounced [ʁaʊ̯p]. rbb is at rank #17,391, tagged as anabbrev, pronounced […].
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 27739, this pair ranks #1,796,676 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Raub vs rbb
Shared letters: br. Private to "Raub": au. Private to "rbb": -.
"Raub" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "rbb" · 3 letters · shape CCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Raub ← arub · rabu · raubb · rraub · ruab
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Raub" and "rbb" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "Raub" or "rbb" show up more?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "Raub" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rbb" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,796,676 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Raub" and "rbb" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs rbb". 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 #1,796,676 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.