Raben
[ˈʁaːbm̩]
The verdict
“Raben” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #22,853 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #22,853
- frequency rank, German
- 5
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Rabe
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Raben |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʁaːbm̩] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #22,853 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Raben” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Raben is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʁaːbm̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #22,853 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Raben, with forms such as "arben", "rabben", and "rabenn". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ran", "Ren", "RAe", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Raben, spelled R-A-B-E-N.
Definition
- 1Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Rabe
- 2Dativ Singular des Substantivs Rabe
- 3Akkusativ Singular des Substantivs Rabe
- 4Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Rabe
- 5Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Rabe
- 6Dativ Plural des Substantivs Rabe
- 7Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Rabe
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: arben,rabben,rabenn,rabne,raebn,rbaen,rraben
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Raben - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 “Raben”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is R-A-B-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʁaːbm̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “ran” - see the side-by-side comparison. Raben vs ran
- 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.