raffgierig
[ˈʁafˌɡiːʁɪç]
The verdict
“raffgierig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - bestrebt, so viel Geld und Güter wie möglich anzuhäufen
Corpus desk
Index DE-raffgierig · raffgierig · German
raffgierig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "R" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | raffgierig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈʁafˌɡiːʁɪç] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „raffgierig“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
raffgierig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʁafˌɡiːʁɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "bestrebt, so viel Geld und Güter wie möglich anzuhäufen".
raffgierig has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is raffgierig, spelled R-A-F-F-G-I-E-R-I-G.
Definition
- 1bestrebt, so viel Geld und Güter wie möglich anzuhäufen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how raffgierig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Bankmanager sind während der Finanzkrise in den Ruf geraten, raffgierig und skrupellos zu sein.
„Damien Hirst und sein in Formaldehyd gelagerter Tigerhai werden zum Symbol einer dekadenten, raffgierigen Kunstwelt.“
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.