Rasur

/[ʁaˈzuːɐ̯]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#40,159

in German word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

18

similar word pairs

Rasur is aGermannoun. It means: teilweise oder vollständige Entfernung der Körperbehaarung (vor allem des Bartes) durch Rasieren Pronounced [ʁaˈzuːɐ̯]. Often confused with rau and raus.

Key facts for Rasur
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HeadwordRasur
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʁaˈzuːɐ̯]
Letters5
Frequency rank#40,159
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Rasur in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Rasur is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ʁaˈzuːɐ̯]. Corpus data places it at rank #40,159 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for Rasur, with forms such as "arsur", "rasru", and "rassur". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 18 confusable-pair relationships, "rau", "raus", "Raum", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Rasur, spelled R-A-S-U-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    teilweise oder vollständige Entfernung der Körperbehaarung (vor allem des Bartes) durch Rasieren
  2. 2
    Entfernen von Teilen eines Textes auf einem Dokument zur Fälschung desselben

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: arsur,rasru,rassur,rasurr,rausr,rrasur,rsaur

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Rasur

Misspelling Variants of "Rasur"

arsur5rasru5rassur6rasurr6rausr5rrasur6rsaur5
Misspelling Variants of "Rasur"

Frequency rank: #40,159 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Rasur"?
"Rasur" is spelled R-A-S-U-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁaˈzuːɐ̯].
What does "Rasur" mean?
As a noun, "Rasur" means: teilweise oder vollständige Entfernung der Körperbehaarung (vor allem des Bartes) durch Rasieren
What words are commonly confused with "Rasur"?
"Rasur" is commonly confused with "rau", "raus", "Raum". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Rasur"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Rasur" is [ʁaˈzuːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Rasur" come from?
"Rasur" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby German words

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.