Raubzug

[ˈʁaʊ̯pˌt͡suːk]

/[ˈʁaʊ̯pˌt͡suːk]/ noun

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The verdict

“Raubzug” is uncommon German (frequency #62,775 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,775
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - räuberische Unternehmung

Corpus desk

Index DE-raubzug · Raubzug · German

Raubzug · rank #62,775 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #62,775
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH raubten

Nearest frequency peer: raubten (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Raubzug“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Raubzug“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Raubzug
PropertyValue
HeadwordRaubzug
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʁaʊ̯pˌt͡suːk]
Letters7
Frequency rank#62,775
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Raubzug“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Raubzugfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „raubten“ (#62,774), „raptor“ (#62,773), „Rappers“ (#62,772). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Raubzug“ bei #62,775. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Raubzug is uncommon German at frequency #62,775 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁaʊ̯pˌt͡suːk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "räuberische Unternehmung".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Raubzug, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Raubzug, spelled R-A-U-B-Z-U-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    räuberische Unternehmung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Bereits in den 840er Jahren begannen sich die Raubzüge an der französischen und spanischen Küste nach Süden auszuweiten.“
  2. „In der Nacht gab es in mehreren Stadtteilen heftige Auseinandersetzungen. In Ealing im Westen gingen maskierte Jugendliche auf Raubzug und setzten dabei Mülltonnen in Brand.“

Synonyms

Beutezug

This word in other languages

raid(English)

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 "Raubzug"?
"Raubzug" is spelled R-A-U-B-Z-U-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁaʊ̯pˌt͡suːk].
What does "Raubzug" mean?
As a noun, "Raubzug" means: räuberische Unternehmung
How do you pronounce "Raubzug"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Raubzug" is [ˈʁaʊ̯pˌt͡suːk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Raubzug" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Raubzug", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

raubten#62,774Rappers#62,772Rednern#62,781quälend#62,766

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list