Raphia
[ˈʁafi̯a]
The verdict
“Raphia” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - oft baumartige Palme mit riesigen fiederartigen Blättern, die vor allen im tropischen Afrika und auf Madagaskar vorkommt und als Nutzpflanze kultiviert wird
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Index DE-raphia · Raphia · German
Raphia · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "R" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Raphia |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʁafi̯a] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Raphia“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Raphia is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁafi̯a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "oft baumartige Palme mit riesigen fiederartigen Blättern, die vor allen im tropischen Afrika und auf Madagaskar vorkommt und als Nutzpflanze kultiviert wird".
Raphia doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Raphia, spelled R-A-P-H-I-A.
Definition
- 1oft baumartige Palme mit riesigen fiederartigen Blättern, die vor allen im tropischen Afrika und auf Madagaskar vorkommt und als Nutzpflanze kultiviert wird
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Raphia appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Vanilleschoten gleicher Länge und Qualität binden sie mit einer Schnur aus den Blättern des Raphia-Baumes zu 250-Gramm-Bündeln zusammen.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.