raise
[ɹeɪz]
The verdict
“raise” is an uncommon German word, ranked #72,852 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #72,852
- frequency rank, German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Lohnerhöhung, Gehaltserhöhung
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | raise |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɹeɪz] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #72,852 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “raise” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for raise is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɹeɪz]. Corpus data places it at rank #72,852 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1Lohnerhöhung, Gehaltserhöhung
- 2Preiserhöhung
- 3Erhöhung allgemein
- 4Erhöhung des Spieleinsatzes beim Poker
Antonyms
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 “raise”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is R-A-I-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ɹeɪz] (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
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.