raspeln
[ˈʁaspl̩n]
The verdict
“raspeln” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Material (Holz, Metall) mit einer groben Feile (=Raspel) bearbeiten
Corpus desk
Index DE-raspeln · raspeln · German
raspeln · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | raspeln |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈʁaspl̩n] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „raspeln“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
raspeln is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʁaspl̩n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for raspeln, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is raspeln, spelled R-A-S-P-E-L-N.
Definition
- 1Material (Holz, Metall) mit einer groben Feile (=Raspel) bearbeiten
- 2Lebensmittel in kleine Stücke verarbeiten
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how raspeln appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Raspelt erst einmal etwas Material runter, bevor ihr mit der feinen Feile das Werkstück bearbeitet.
Erst raspeln die Schüler die Schokolade und heben sie dann vorsichtig unter die geschlagene Sahne.
This word in other languages
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.