rahner
[ˈʁaːnɐ]
The verdict
“rahner” is uncommon German (frequency #72,851 among 42,116 “R” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #72,851
- 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 rahn
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | rahner |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈʁaːnɐ] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #72,851 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “rahner” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
rahner is uncommon German at frequency #72,851 among 42,116 “R” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʁaːnɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for rahner in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is rahner, spelled R-A-H-N-E-R.
Definition
- 1Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rahn
- 2Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rahn
- 3Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rahn
- 4Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rahn
- 5Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rahn
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 “rahner”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is R-A-H-N-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʁaːnɐ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.