rafting

[ˈɹɑːftɪŋ]

/[ˈɹɑːftɪŋ]/ verb

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The verdict

“rafting” is uncommon German (frequency #85,727 among 42,116 “R” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,727
frequency rank, German
42,116
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs raft

Key facts for rafting
PropertyValue
Headwordrafting
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈɹɑːftɪŋ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#85,727
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “rafting” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). rafting lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

rafting is uncommon German at frequency #85,727 among 42,116 “R” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈɹɑːftɪŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs raft".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for rafting, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is rafting, spelled R-A-F-T-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs raft

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 "rafting"?
"rafting" is spelled R-A-F-T-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɹɑːftɪŋ].
What does "rafting" mean?
As a verb, "rafting" means: Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs raft
How do you pronounce "rafting"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rafting" is [ˈɹɑːftɪŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rafting" come from?
"rafting" 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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Using “rafting”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is R-A-F-T-I-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈɹɑːftɪŋ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list