raise

[ɹeɪz]

/[ɹeɪz]/ noun

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The verdict

“raise” is uncommon German (frequency #72,852 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,852
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-raise · raise · German

raise · rank #72,852 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,852
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH rahner

Nearest frequency peer: rahner (-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 „raise“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for raise
PropertyValue
Headwordraise
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɹeɪz]
Letters5
Frequency rank#72,852
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „raise“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).raisefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „rahner“ (#72,851), „rangierte“ (#72,853), „Racheakt“ (#72,850). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „raise“ bei #72,852. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

raise is uncommon German at frequency #72,852 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɹeɪz]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for raise, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is raise, spelled R-A-I-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Lohnerhöhung, Gehaltserhöhung
  2. 2
    Preiserhöhung
  3. 3
    Erhöhung allgemein
  4. 4
    Erhöhung des Spieleinsatzes beim Poker

Antonyms

lowering

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 "raise"?
"raise" is spelled R-A-I-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɹeɪz].
What does "raise" mean?
As a noun, "raise" means: Lohnerhöhung, Gehaltserhöhung
How do you pronounce "raise"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "raise" is [ɹeɪz]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "raise" come from?
"raise" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

realm#72,859reute#72,871Polos#72,818servo#72,920

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list