rasier

[ʁaˈziːɐ̯]

/[ʁaˈziːɐ̯]/ verb

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The verdict

“rasier” is uncommon German (frequency #74,988 among 42,116 “R” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#74,988
frequency rank, German
42,116
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs rasieren

Key facts for rasier
PropertyValue
Headwordrasier
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ʁaˈziːɐ̯]
Letters6
Frequency rank#74,988
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “rasier” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). rasier lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

rasier is uncommon German at frequency #74,988 among 42,116 “R” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ʁaˈziːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs rasieren".

Zero misspellings are on record for rasier in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is rasier, spelled R-A-S-I-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs rasieren

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 "rasier"?
"rasier" is spelled R-A-S-I-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁaˈziːɐ̯].
What does "rasier" mean?
As a verb, "rasier" means: 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs rasieren
How do you pronounce "rasier"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rasier" is [ʁaˈziːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rasier" come from?
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Using “rasier”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is R-A-S-I-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ʁaˈziːɐ̯] (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

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list