Rab
[ʁaːp]
The verdict
“Rab” is an uncommon German word, ranked #63,677 in German word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #63,677
- frequency rank, German
- 3
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - kroatische Insel in der Adria
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Rab |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [ʁaːp] |
| Letters | 3 |
| Frequency rank | #63,677 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Rab” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Rab is 3 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ʁaːp]. Corpus data places it at rank #63,677 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Rab, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
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 Rab, spelled R-A-B.
Definition
- 1kroatische Insel in der Adria
- 2Hafenstadt auf der Insel Rab
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Rab”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is R-A-B - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ʁaːp] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.