Radau

[ʁaˈdaʊ̯]

/[ʁaˈdaʊ̯]/ noun

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The verdict

“Radau” is uncommon German (frequency #60,930 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,930
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - lautes, ungebührendes Lärmen

Corpus desk

Index DE-radau · Radau · German

Radau · rank #60,930 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,930
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH ramm

Nearest frequency peer: ramm (+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 „Radau“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Radau
PropertyValue
HeadwordRadau
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʁaˈdaʊ̯]
Letters5
Frequency rank#60,930
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Radau“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Radaufällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „ramm“ (#60,931), „Quadratur“ (#60,928), „Rapsöl“ (#60,932). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Radau“ bei #60,930. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Radau is uncommon German at frequency #60,930 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʁaˈdaʊ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "lautes, ungebührendes Lärmen".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Radau, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Radau, spelled R-A-D-A-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    lautes, ungebührendes Lärmen

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Kinder, macht nicht so viel Radau!

Synonyms

KrachLärm

This word in other languages

racket(English)estropicio(Español)vacarme(Français)

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 "Radau"?
"Radau" is spelled R-A-D-A-U. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁaˈdaʊ̯].
What does "Radau" mean?
As a noun, "Radau" means: lautes, ungebührendes Lärmen
How do you pronounce "Radau"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Radau" is [ʁaˈdaʊ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Radau" come from?
"Radau" 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 "Radau", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

peers#60,903parte#60,898rosin#60,965safer#60,973

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list