raffeln
German, verb[ˈʁafl̩n]
raffeln is a German verb meaning “to clatter; to rattle” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “grob (mit Hilfe einer Raffel, einem Gemüseschneider) zerkleinern”.
What does raffeln mean in English?
verb
- 1
to clatter; to rattle
- 2
to grate coarsely; to shred into sticks
Geraffelter Rettich wird oft zu Salaten verarbeitet.
- 3
colloquialto talk on and on loudly; to jabber
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. grob (mit Hilfe einer Raffel, einem Gemüseschneider) zerkleinern 2. schnell oder viel, auch böswillig reden 3. die Klapper betätigen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of raffeln
- raffelt present singular third-person
- raffelte past
- geraffelt participle past
- haben auxiliary
- raffel present
- raffle present
- raffele present
- raffelst present
- raffel! imperative singular
- raffle! imperative singular
- raffele! imperative singular
- raffelt! imperative plural
- geraffelt haben active infinitive perfect
- geraffelt werden processual-passive infinitive present
- geraffelt worden sein processual-passive infinitive perfect
- geraffelt sein statal-passive infinitive present
- geraffelt gewesen sein statal-passive infinitive perfect
- zu raffeln active extended infinitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce raffeln?
- [ˈʁafl̩n]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is raffeln in German?
raffeln appears about once in every 71 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).