räuberisch
[ˈʁɔɪ̯bəʁɪʃ]
The verdict
“räuberisch” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - von Raub, Raubgier gekennzeichnet, darin begründet; in der Art und Weise eines Räubers handelnd
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | räuberisch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈʁɔɪ̯bəʁɪʃ] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “räuberisch” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
räuberisch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʁɔɪ̯bəʁɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for räuberisch, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is räuberisch, spelled R-Ä-U-B-E-R-I-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1von Raub, Raubgier gekennzeichnet, darin begründet; in der Art und Weise eines Räubers handelnd
- 2als Prädator, Raubtier lebend; auf Beutefang gehend
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.
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Using “räuberisch”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is R-Ä-U-B-E-R-I-S-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʁɔɪ̯bəʁɪʃ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.