raptor

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The verdict

“raptor” is uncommon German (frequency #62,773 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,773
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - fleischfressender Vogel, der sich gänzlich oder vorwiegend von selbst gejagtem Fleisch oder Aas ernährt

Corpus desk

Index DE-raptor · raptor · German

raptor · rank #62,773 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #62,773
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Rappers

Nearest frequency peer: Rappers (-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 „raptor“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for raptor
PropertyValue
Headwordraptor
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters6
Frequency rank#62,773
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „raptor“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Rappers“ (#62,772), „raubten“ (#62,774), „Raubzug“ (#62,775). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „raptor“ bei #62,773. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

raptor is uncommon German at frequency #62,773 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "fleischfressender Vogel, der sich gänzlich oder vorwiegend von selbst gejagtem Fleisch oder Aas ernährt".

No generated misspelling entries exist for raptor in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is raptor, spelled R-A-P-T-O-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    fleischfressender Vogel, der sich gänzlich oder vorwiegend von selbst gejagtem Fleisch oder Aas ernährt

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how raptor appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. The hawk is a raptor.

Synonyms

bird of preypredator bird

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 "raptor"?
"raptor" is spelled R-A-P-T-O-R. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "raptor" mean?
As a noun, "raptor" means: fleischfressender Vogel, der sich gänzlich oder vorwiegend von selbst gejagtem Fleisch oder Aas ernährt
How do you pronounce "raptor"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "raptor" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Qualle#62,764reihum#62,785Reling#62,787remise#62,788

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list