raccoon
[rəˈkuːn]
The verdict
“raccoon” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (ursprünglich nur in den Wäldern Nordamerikas beheimateter, seit spätestens Mitte des 20. Jahrhunderts auch in Europa, im Kaukasus und in Japan vorkommender, mittlerweile auch in Parks und in von M...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | raccoon |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [rəˈkuːn] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “raccoon” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
raccoon is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [rəˈkuːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for raccoon in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is raccoon, spelled R-A-C-C-O-O-N.
Definition
- 1(ursprünglich nur in den Wäldern Nordamerikas beheimateter, seit spätestens Mitte des 20. Jahrhunderts auch in Europa, im Kaukasus und in Japan vorkommender, mittlerweile auch in Parks und in von Menschen besiedelten Orten vordringender und sich Futter aus Abfallbehältern holender) nachtaktiver, allesfressender Vertreter der Familie der Kleinbären (Procyon lotor) mit kurzer, spitzer Schnauze, einer maskenartigen, schwarz gefärbten Gesichtszeichnung um die Augen und langem, buschigem, schwarz geringeltem Schwanz, dessen Fell unterschiedliche Grau- und/oder Brauntöne besitzt
- 2Pelz des unter [1] beschriebenen Tieres
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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.
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Using “raccoon”
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- The one correct German spelling is R-A-C-C-O-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [rəˈkuːn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.