Aalraupe
[ˈaːlˌʁaʊ̯pə]
The verdict
“Aalraupe” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Knochenfisch aus der Familie der Quappen
Corpus desk
Index DE-aalraupe · Aalraupe · German
Aalraupe · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Aalraupe |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈaːlˌʁaʊ̯pə] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Aalraupe“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Aalraupe is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaːlˌʁaʊ̯pə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Knochenfisch aus der Familie der Quappen".
Zero misspellings are on record for Aalraupe in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Aalraupe, spelled A-A-L-R-A-U-P-E.
Definition
- 1Knochenfisch aus der Familie der Quappen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Aalraupe appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ich habe hier noch nie eine Aalraupe gesehen.
„ Eine angeblich probate Methode zur Verhütung der Fraisen bestand darin, einer Aalraupe – das ist ein Süßwasserfisch mit froschähnlichem Schädel – lebendig den Kopf abzubeißen, diesen zu dörren und sodann in pulverisierter Form dem Kindlein noch vor der Taufe einzugeben.“
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.