Rasiermesser

[ʁaˈziːɐ̯ˌmɛsɐ]

/[ʁaˈziːɐ̯ˌmɛsɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Rasiermesser” is uncommon German (frequency #50,820 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,820
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - spezielles Messer zur Rasur

Corpus desk

Index DE-rasiermesser · Rasiermesser · German

Rasiermesser · rank #50,820 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,820
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Raffinesse

Nearest frequency peer: Raffinesse (-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 „Rasiermesser“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Rasiermesser
PropertyValue
HeadwordRasiermesser
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʁaˈziːɐ̯ˌmɛsɐ]
Letters12
Frequency rank#50,820
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Rasiermesser“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Rasiermesserfällt 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: „Raffinesse“ (#50,819), „Rationalisierung“ (#50,821), „Radikalismus“ (#50,818). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Rasiermesser“ bei #50,820. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Rasiermesser is uncommon German at frequency #50,820 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʁaˈziːɐ̯ˌmɛsɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "spezielles Messer zur Rasur".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Rasiermesser in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Rasiermesser, spelled R-A-S-I-E-R-M-E-S-S-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    spezielles Messer zur Rasur

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Unvermittelt zog dann der Beschuldigte ein Rasiermesser aus der Hosentasche, führte dieses dicht an den Körper des Jugendlichen und forderte ihn auf, sich sofort zu entfernen.“
  2. „Immer weiter schneidet sie, kämmt einzelne Strähnen glatt und bessert millimeterweise mit dem Rasiermesser nach: Raspelkurz soll es werden.“

This word in other languages

razor(English)rasoir(Français)navalha(Português)

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Radikalismus#50,818Punktesystem#50,810Profilierung#50,805Sammelbecken#50,854

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list