Racheakt

[ˈʁaxəˌʔakt]

/[ˈʁaxəˌʔakt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Racheakt” is uncommon German (frequency #72,850 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,850
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Straf-)Tat als Reaktion auf einen Angriff, auf ein erlittenes oder empfundenes Unrecht

Corpus desk

Index DE-racheakt · Racheakt · German

Racheakt · rank #72,850 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,850
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH rahner

Nearest frequency peer: rahner (+1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Racheakt“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Racheakt“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Racheakt
PropertyValue
HeadwordRacheakt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʁaxəˌʔakt]
Letters8
Frequency rank#72,850
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Racheakt“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Racheaktfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „rahner“ (#72,851), „raise“ (#72,852), „quercus“ (#72,847). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Racheakt“ bei #72,850. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Racheakt is uncommon German at frequency #72,850 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁaxəˌʔakt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(Straf-)Tat als Reaktion auf einen Angriff, auf ein erlittenes oder empfundenes Unrecht".

Racheakt doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Racheakt, spelled R-A-C-H-E-A-K-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Straf-)Tat als Reaktion auf einen Angriff, auf ein erlittenes oder empfundenes Unrecht

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Racheakt appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Die Ermittler gehen davon aus, dass es sich bei der Attacke um einen Racheakt des Remmo-Clans handelt.“
  2. „Toller will Racheakten zuvorkommen, eilt zum Gefängnis und sieht, wie die Geiseln erschossen dort liegen.“

Synonyms

Rachetat

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Racheakt"?
"Racheakt" is spelled R-A-C-H-E-A-K-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁaxəˌʔakt].
What does "Racheakt" mean?
As a noun, "Racheakt" means: (Straf-)Tat als Reaktion auf einen Angriff, auf ein erlittenes oder empfundenes Unrecht
How do you pronounce "Racheakt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Racheakt" is [ˈʁaxəˌʔakt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Racheakt" come from?
"Racheakt" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Racheakt", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

rasanter#72,854Raubzüge#72,856pulsiert#72,840Primzahl#72,830

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list