Raabs

[ʁaːps]

/[ʁaːps]/ name

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The verdict

“Raabs” is uncommon German (frequency #76,082 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,082
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Raabs an der Thaya; Stadtgemeinde in Niederösterreich

Corpus desk

Index DE-raabs · Raabs · German

Raabs · rank #76,082 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #76,082
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Québec

Nearest frequency peer: Québec (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Raabs“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Raabs“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Raabs
PropertyValue
HeadwordRaabs
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ʁaːps]
Letters5
Frequency rank#76,082
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Raabs“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Raabsfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Québec“ (#76,081), „Quäntchen“ (#76,080), „rasta“ (#76,084). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Raabs“ bei #76,082. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Raabs is uncommon German at frequency #76,082 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ʁaːps]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Raabs an der Thaya; Stadtgemeinde in Niederösterreich".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Raabs, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Raabs, spelled R-A-A-B-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Raabs an der Thaya; Stadtgemeinde in Niederösterreich

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Raabs liegt im Waldviertel.

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 "Raabs"?
"Raabs" is spelled R-A-A-B-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁaːps].
What does "Raabs" mean?
As a proper noun, "Raabs" means: Raabs an der Thaya; Stadtgemeinde in Niederösterreich
How do you pronounce "Raabs"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Raabs" is [ʁaːps]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Raabs" come from?
"Raabs" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

rasta#76,084pines#76,057Rietz#76,109Parka#76,045

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list