Radierer

[ʁaˈdiːʁɐ]

/[ʁaˈdiːʁɐ]/ noun

The verdict

“Radierer” is uncommon German (frequency #97,561 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#97,561
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - elastischer Gegenstand zum Entfernen von Bleistiftspuren oder Verschmutzungen vornehmlich auf Papier

Corpus desk

Index DE-radierer · Radierer · German

Radierer · rank #97,561 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #97,561
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH radiale

Nearest frequency peer: radiale (-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 „Radierer“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Radierer
PropertyValue
HeadwordRadierer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʁaˈdiːʁɐ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#97,561
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Radierer“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Radiererfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „radiale“ (#97,560), „radelt“ (#97,559), „Rammler“ (#97,563). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Radierer“ bei #97,561. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Radierer is uncommon German at frequency #97,561 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʁaˈdiːʁɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

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

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Um den Radierer noch persönlicher zu machen, ist er in Form von Buchstaben erhältlich.“
  2. „‚Wer den Radierer und Zeichner Rembrandt sehen will, muss hierher kommen‘, sagte Direktorin Stephanie Buck.“

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list