Radierer

Name: Radierer, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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[ʁaˈdiːʁɐ]

/[ʁaˈdiːʁɐ]/ noun

By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“Radierer” is an uncommon German word, ranked #97,561 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#97,561
frequency rank, German: 8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - elastischer Gegenstand zum Entfernen von Bleistiftspuren oder Verschmutzungen vornehmlich auf Papier

Key facts for Radierer
Property	Value
Headword	Radierer
Language	German
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[ʁaˈdiːʁɐ]
Letters	8
Frequency rank	#97,561
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Radierer” 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). Radierer lands here:

#97,561

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Radierer is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ʁaˈdiːʁɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #97,561 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Radierer, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Radierer, spelled R-A-D-I-E-R-E-R.

Definition

1
elastischer Gegenstand zum Entfernen von Bleistiftspuren oder Verschmutzungen vornehmlich auf Papier
2
Person, die Radierungen anfertigt

Synonyms

Radiergummi

This word in other languages

gomme(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 "Radierer"?

"Radierer" is spelled R-A-D-I-E-R-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁaˈdiːʁɐ].

What does "Radierer" mean?

As a noun, "Radierer" means: elastischer Gegenstand zum Entfernen von Bleistiftspuren oder Verschmutzungen vornehmlich auf Papier

How do you pronounce "Radierer"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Radierer" is [ʁaˈdiːʁɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "Radierer" come from?

"Radierer" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.

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Using “Radierer”

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

The one correct German spelling is R-A-D-I-E-R-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [ʁaˈdiːʁɐ] (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.