raison

[ʁɛzɔ̃]

/[ʁɛzɔ̃]/ noun

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The verdict

“raison” is uncommon German (frequency #90,768 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,768
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-raison · raison · German

raison · rank #90,768 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #90,768
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH rails

Nearest frequency peer: rails (-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 „raison“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for raison
PropertyValue
Headwordraison
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʁɛzɔ̃]
Letters6
Frequency rank#90,768
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „raison“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).raisonfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „rails“ (#90,767), „Randgruppe“ (#90,769), „Rassistin“ (#90,771). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „raison“ bei #90,768. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

raison is uncommon German at frequency #90,768 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʁɛzɔ̃]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

raison doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is raison, spelled R-A-I-S-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Grund
  2. 2
    Vernunft, Rationalität

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 "raison"?
"raison" is spelled R-A-I-S-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁɛzɔ̃].
What does "raison" mean?
As a noun, "raison" means: Grund
How do you pronounce "raison"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "raison" is [ʁɛzɔ̃]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "raison" come from?
"raison" 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 "raison", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Pulsar#90,755Prague#90,743reigns#90,800render#90,806

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list