racine

[ʁa.sin]

/[ʁa.sin]/ noun

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The verdict

“racine” is uncommon German (frequency #54,826 among 42,116 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,826
frequency rank, German
42,116
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Wurzel

Key facts for racine
PropertyValue
Headwordracine
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʁa.sin]
Letters6
Frequency rank#54,826
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “racine” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). racine lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

racine is uncommon German at frequency #54,826 among 42,116 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʁa.sin]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Wurzel".

No generated misspelling entries exist for racine in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is racine, spelled R-A-C-I-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Wurzel

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 "racine"?
"racine" is spelled R-A-C-I-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁa.sin].
What does "racine" mean?
As a noun, "racine" means: Wurzel
How do you pronounce "racine"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "racine" is [ʁa.sin]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "racine" come from?
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Using “racine”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is R-A-C-I-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ʁa.sin] (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

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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