rapid

/[ˈɹæpɪd]/ adj

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#12,780

in German word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

14

similar word pairs

rapid is anGermanadj. It means: schnell, rasch Pronounced [ˈɹæpɪd]. Often confused with reid and raps.

Key facts for rapid
PropertyValue
Headwordrapid
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈɹæpɪd]
Letters5
Frequency rank#12,780
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of rapid in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for rapid is 5 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈɹæpɪd]. Corpus data places it at rank #12,780 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "schnell, rasch".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for rapid, with forms such as "arpid", "raipd", and "rapdi". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 14 confusable-pair relationships, "reid", "raps", "rapp", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is rapid, spelled R-A-P-I-D, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    schnell, rasch

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: arpid,raipd,rapdi,rapidd,rappid,rpaid,rrapid

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for rapid

Misspelling Variants of "rapid"

arpid5raipd5rapdi5rapidd6rappid6rpaid5rrapid6
Misspelling Variants of "rapid"

Frequency rank: #12,780 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "rapid"?
"rapid" is spelled R-A-P-I-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɹæpɪd].
What does "rapid" mean?
As an adj, "rapid" means: schnell, rasch
What words are commonly confused with "rapid"?
"rapid" is commonly confused with "reid", "raps", "rapp". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "rapid"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rapid" is [ˈɹæpɪd]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rapid" come from?
"rapid" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.