räuberisch

[ˈʁɔɪ̯bəʁɪʃ]

/[ˈʁɔɪ̯bəʁɪʃ]/ adj

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 September 3, 2026) - von Raub, Raubgier gekennzeichnet, darin begründet; in der Art und Weise eines Räubers handelnd

Corpus desk

Index DE-rauberisch · räuberisch · German

räuberisch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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.

Key facts for räuberisch
PropertyValue
Headwordräuberisch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʁɔɪ̯bəʁɪʃ]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „räuberisch“ im Deutschen

räuberischliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    von Raub, Raubgier gekennzeichnet, darin begründet; in der Art und Weise eines Räubers handelnd
  2. 2
    als Prädator, Raubtier lebend; auf Beutefang gehend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how räuberisch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Diese Mapimi ist ein wahrer Mehlwürmertopf, aus welchem zu allen Zeiten die wilden Völkerschaften hervorgebrochen sind, um sich räuberisch auf die angrenzenden Länder zu werfen.“
  2. „Warum sollte dieser Mann, der sich stets räuberisch alle Vorteile zuzuschanzen wußte, nicht sich auch räuberisch sein Leben nehmen, ehe die Polizei zugreifen konnte?“

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "räuberisch"?
"räuberisch" is spelled R-Ä-U-B-E-R-I-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁɔɪ̯bəʁɪʃ].
What does "räuberisch" mean?
As an adjective, "räuberisch" means: von Raub, Raubgier gekennzeichnet, darin begründet; in der Art und Weise eines Räubers handelnd
How do you pronounce "räuberisch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "räuberisch" is [ˈʁɔɪ̯bəʁɪʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "räuberisch" come from?
"räuberisch" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list