raffinierter

[ʁafiˈniːɐ̯tɐ]

/[ʁafiˈniːɐ̯tɐ]/ adj

The verdict

“raffinierter” is uncommon German (frequency #59,988 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,988
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs raffiniert

Corpus desk

Index DE-raffinierter · raffinierter · German

raffinierter · rank #59,988 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #59,988
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Raffinerien

Nearest frequency peer: Raffinerien (-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 „raffinierter“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for raffinierter
PropertyValue
Headwordraffinierter
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ʁafiˈniːɐ̯tɐ]
Letters12
Frequency rank#59,988
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „raffinierter“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).raffinierterfällt 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: „Raffinerien“ (#59,987), „Radon“ (#59,986), „Ransomware“ (#59,990). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „raffinierter“ bei #59,988. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

raffinierter is uncommon German at frequency #59,988 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ʁafiˈniːɐ̯tɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for raffinierter in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is raffinierter, spelled R-A-F-F-I-N-I-E-R-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs raffiniert
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs raffiniert
  3. 3
    Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs raffiniert
  4. 4
    Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs raffiniert
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs raffiniert

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 "raffinierter"?
"raffinierter" is spelled R-A-F-F-I-N-I-E-R-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁafiˈniːɐ̯tɐ].
What does "raffinierter" mean?
As an adjective, "raffinierter" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs raffiniert
How do you pronounce "raffinierter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "raffinierter" is [ʁafiˈniːɐ̯tɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list