Raub

/[ʁaʊ̯p]/ noun

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#10,348

in German word usage

Misspellings

5

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Raub is aGermannoun. It means: das gewaltsame Wegnehmen; das Rauben Pronounced [ʁaʊ̯p]. Often confused with Rb and Ru.

Key facts for Raub
PropertyValue
HeadwordRaub
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʁaʊ̯p]
Letters4
Frequency rank#10,348
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Raub is 4 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ʁaʊ̯p]. Corpus data places it at rank #10,348 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 5 documented wrong-spelling variants for Raub, with forms such as "arub", "rabu", and "raubb". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Rb", "Ru", "Rum", 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 Raub, spelled R-A-U-B, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    das gewaltsame Wegnehmen; das Rauben
  2. 2
    die Wegnahme einer fremden beweglichen Sache durch Gewalt gegen eine Person oder unter Androhung einer gegenwärtigen Gefahr für Leib und Leben mit der Absicht, die Sache sich oder einem Dritten rechtswidrig zuzueignen (§ 249 StGB in Deutschland)
  3. 3
    das geraubte Gut, die Beute

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: arub,rabu,raubb,rraub,ruab

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Raub

Misspelling Variants of "Raub"

arub4rabu4raubb5rraub5ruab4
Misspelling Variants of "Raub"

Frequency rank: #10,348 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Raub"?
"Raub" is spelled R-A-U-B. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁaʊ̯p].
What does "Raub" mean?
As a noun, "Raub" means: das gewaltsame Wegnehmen; das Rauben
What words are commonly confused with "Raub"?
"Raub" is commonly confused with "Rb", "Ru", "Rum". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Raub"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Raub" is [ʁaʊ̯p]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Raub" come from?
"Raub" 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

Other entries that begin with the letter R in our German index:

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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.