Rabauke

[ʁaˈbaʊ̯kə]

/[ʁaˈbaʊ̯kə]/ noun

The verdict

“Rabauke” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - eine männliche Person mit lautem und rüpelhaftem Verhalten, heute insbesondere für freche Jungen zwischen 4 und 14 Jahren gebräuchlich

Key facts for Rabauke
PropertyValue
HeadwordRabauke
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʁaˈbaʊ̯kə]
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Rabauke” sits in German frequency

Rabauke falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Rabauke is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ʁaˈbaʊ̯kə]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "eine männliche Person mit lautem und rüpelhaftem Verhalten, heute insbesondere für freche Jungen zwischen 4 und 14 Jahren gebräuchlich".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Rabauke in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Rabauke, spelled R-A-B-A-U-K-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine männliche Person mit lautem und rüpelhaftem Verhalten, heute insbesondere für freche Jungen zwischen 4 und 14 Jahren gebräuchlich

Antonyms

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Rabauke"?
"Rabauke" is spelled R-A-B-A-U-K-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁaˈbaʊ̯kə].
What does "Rabauke" mean?
As a noun, "Rabauke" means: eine männliche Person mit lautem und rüpelhaftem Verhalten, heute insbesondere für freche Jungen zwischen 4 und 14 Jahren gebräuchlich
How do you pronounce "Rabauke"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Rabauke" is [ʁaˈbaʊ̯kə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Rabauke" come from?
"Rabauke" 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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Using “Rabauke”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is R-A-B-A-U-K-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ʁaˈbaʊ̯kə] (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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list