rauchten

[ˈʁaʊ̯xtn̩]

/[ˈʁaʊ̯xtn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“rauchten” is uncommon German (frequency #71,760 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,760
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs rauchen

Corpus desk

Index DE-rauchten · rauchten · German

rauchten · rank #71,760 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #71,760
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Rasputin

Nearest frequency peer: Rasputin (-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 „rauchten“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for rauchten
PropertyValue
Headwordrauchten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʁaʊ̯xtn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#71,760
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „rauchten“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Rasputin“ (#71,759), „Rasierklinge“ (#71,758), „Rechtsextremist“ (#71,763). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „rauchten“ bei #71,760. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

rauchten is uncommon German at frequency #71,760 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʁaʊ̯xtn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for rauchten in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is rauchten, spelled R-A-U-C-H-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs rauchen
  2. 2
    1. Person Plural Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs rauchen
  3. 3
    3. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs rauchen
  4. 4
    3. Person Plural Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs rauchen

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 "rauchten"?
"rauchten" is spelled R-A-U-C-H-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁaʊ̯xtn̩].
What does "rauchten" mean?
As a verb, "rauchten" means: 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs rauchen
How do you pronounce "rauchten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rauchten" is [ˈʁaʊ̯xtn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rauchten" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Rasputin#71,759Quälerei#71,754querbeet#71,752Püppchen#71,749

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list