Räuberpistole
German, noun/ˈʁɔʏ̯bɐ.pɪsˌtoːlə/
Räuberpistole is spelled R-Ä-U-B-E-R-P-I-S-T-O-L-E (13 letters) and appears about once in every 14 million words in written German, the 211,221st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Räuberpistole is a German feminine noun meaning “wild story, tall tale, just-so story” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “abenteuerliche, dabei jedoch unglaubwürdige oder gänzlich erdachte Geschichte”.
What does Räuberpistole mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineobsoletea pistol typical for someone occupied in robbery
- 2
femininewild story, tall tale, just-so story
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. abenteuerliche, dabei jedoch unglaubwürdige oder gänzlich erdachte Geschichte
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Räuberpistole
- Räuberpistolen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Räuberpistole?
- /ˈʁɔʏ̯bɐ.pɪsˌtoːlə/
- [ˈʁɔɪ̯bɐpɪsˌtoːlə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Räuberpistole in German?
Räuberpistole appears about once in every 14 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).