raubte

[ˈʁaʊ̯ptə]

/[ˈʁaʊ̯ptə]/ verb

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The verdict

“raubte” is uncommon German (frequency #51,619 among 42,116 “R” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,619
frequency rank, German
42,116
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs rauben

Key facts for raubte
PropertyValue
Headwordraubte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʁaʊ̯ptə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#51,619
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “raubte” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). raubte lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

raubte is uncommon German at frequency #51,619 among 42,116 “R” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʁaʊ̯ptə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for raubte, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 raubte, spelled R-A-U-B-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs rauben
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs rauben
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs rauben
  4. 4
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs rauben

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "raubte"?
"raubte" is spelled R-A-U-B-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁaʊ̯ptə].
What does "raubte" mean?
As a verb, "raubte" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs rauben
How do you pronounce "raubte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "raubte" is [ˈʁaʊ̯ptə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "raubte" come from?
"raubte" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “raubte”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is R-A-U-B-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʁaʊ̯ptə] (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

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list