Raffinesse

[ʁafiˈnɛsə]

/[ʁafiˈnɛsə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Raffinesse” is uncommon German (frequency #50,819 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,819
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Raffinement

Corpus desk

Index DE-raffinesse · Raffinesse · German

Raffinesse · rank #50,819 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,819
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Radikalismus

Nearest frequency peer: Radikalismus (-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 „Raffinesse“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Raffinesse
PropertyValue
HeadwordRaffinesse
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʁafiˈnɛsə]
Letters10
Frequency rank#50,819
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Raffinesse“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Raffinessefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Radikalismus“ (#50,818), „Rasiermesser“ (#50,820), „Racker“ (#50,817). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Raffinesse“ bei #50,819. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Raffinesse is uncommon German at frequency #50,819 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʁafiˈnɛsə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Raffinesse has no tracked misspelling variants, 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 headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Raffinesse, spelled R-A-F-F-I-N-E-S-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Raffinement
  2. 2
    mit allem praktischen und bequemen Zubehör, mit allen Feinheiten

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Sie planten ihren Coup mit großer Raffinesse.
  2. „In der Körpersprache der Internationalität verständigten sie sich lückenlos, Jottpee war in der Liebe eine delikate Mischung von Naturtalent und Raffinesse.“

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 "Raffinesse"?
"Raffinesse" is spelled R-A-F-F-I-N-E-S-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁafiˈnɛsə].
What does "Raffinesse" mean?
As a noun, "Raffinesse" means: Raffinement
How do you pronounce "Raffinesse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Raffinesse" is [ʁafiˈnɛsə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Raffinesse" come from?
"Raffinesse" 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 "Raffinesse", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Pythagoras#50,812probeweise#50,804Poststelle#50,799räumlicher#50,846

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list