Rabulist
[ʁabuˈlɪst]
The verdict
“Rabulist” 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) - eine Person, die spitzfindig und rechthaberisch argumentiert, ohne Rücksicht auf die tatsächliche Sachlage zu nehmen
Corpus desk
Index DE-rabulist · Rabulist · German
Rabulist · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "R" 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 | Rabulist |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ʁabuˈlɪst] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Rabulist“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Rabulist is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʁabuˈlɪst]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Person, die spitzfindig und rechthaberisch argumentiert, ohne Rücksicht auf die tatsächliche Sachlage zu nehmen".
No misspelling variants are generated for Rabulist in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Rabulist, spelled R-A-B-U-L-I-S-T.
Definition
- 1eine Person, die spitzfindig und rechthaberisch argumentiert, ohne Rücksicht auf die tatsächliche Sachlage zu nehmen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Rabulist appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Pfarrer war ein rechter Rabulist, der noch im Angesicht des größten Unglücks einem armen Tor ein Gebet abzupressen verstand.
Synonyms
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.