Rasputin

[ˈʁasputiːn]

/[ˈʁasputiːn]/ name

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The verdict

“Rasputin” is uncommon German (frequency #71,759 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,759
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - russischer Mystiker und Wanderprediger (1869–1916), enger Vertrauter der Zarenfamilie Romanow

Corpus desk

Index DE-rasputin · Rasputin · German

Rasputin · rank #71,759 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #71,759
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Rasierklinge

Nearest frequency peer: Rasierklinge (-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 „Rasputin“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Rasputin
PropertyValue
HeadwordRasputin
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈʁasputiːn]
Letters8
Frequency rank#71,759
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Rasputin“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Rasputinfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Rasierklinge“ (#71,758), „rauchten“ (#71,760), „Ramin“ (#71,756). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Rasputin“ bei #71,759. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Rasputin is uncommon German at frequency #71,759 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈʁasputiːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "russischer Mystiker und Wanderprediger (1869–1916), enger Vertrauter der Zarenfamilie Romanow".

No misspelling variants are generated for Rasputin in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Rasputin, spelled R-A-S-P-U-T-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    russischer Mystiker und Wanderprediger (1869–1916), enger Vertrauter der Zarenfamilie Romanow

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 "Rasputin"?
"Rasputin" is spelled R-A-S-P-U-T-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁasputiːn].
What does "Rasputin" mean?
As a proper noun, "Rasputin" means: russischer Mystiker und Wanderprediger (1869–1916), enger Vertrauter der Zarenfamilie Romanow
How do you pronounce "Rasputin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Rasputin" is [ˈʁasputiːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Rasputin" come from?
"Rasputin" 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 "Rasputin", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

rauchten#71,760Quälerei#71,754querbeet#71,752Püppchen#71,749

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list