raffinierter
[ʁafiˈniːɐ̯tɐ]
The verdict
“raffinierter” is uncommon German (frequency #59,988 among 42,116 “R” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #59,988
- frequency rank, German
- 42,116
- “R” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs raffiniert
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | raffinierter |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ʁafiˈniːɐ̯tɐ] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #59,988 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “raffinierter” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
raffinierter is uncommon German at frequency #59,988 among 42,116 “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
- 1Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs raffiniert
- 2Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs raffiniert
- 3Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs raffiniert
- 4Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs raffiniert
- 5Nominativ 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.
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Using “raffinierter”
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- The one correct German spelling is R-A-F-F-I-N-I-E-R-T-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.