Raubzug
[ˈʁaʊ̯pˌt͡suːk]
The verdict
“Raubzug” is uncommon German (frequency #62,775 among 42,116 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #62,775
- frequency rank, German
- 42,116
- “R” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - räuberische Unternehmung
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Raubzug |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʁaʊ̯pˌt͡suːk] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #62,775 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Raubzug” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Raubzug is uncommon German at frequency #62,775 among 42,116 “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
- 1räuberische Unternehmung
Synonyms
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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.
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Using “Raubzug”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is R-A-U-B-Z-U-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.