raufen

[ˈʁaʊ̯fn̩]

/[ˈʁaʊ̯fn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“raufen” is uncommon German (frequency #52,355 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,355
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - aus der Erde nehmen, reißen

Corpus desk

Index DE-raufen · raufen · German

raufen · rank #52,355 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,355
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Raubüberfälle

Nearest frequency peer: Raubüberfälle (-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 „raufen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for raufen
PropertyValue
Headwordraufen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʁaʊ̯fn̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#52,355
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „raufen“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).raufenfällt 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: „Raubüberfälle“ (#52,354), „rami“ (#52,353), „raffinierten“ (#52,352). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „raufen“ bei #52,355. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

raufen is uncommon German at frequency #52,355 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʁaʊ̯fn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for raufen, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is raufen, spelled R-A-U-F-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    aus der Erde nehmen, reißen
  2. 2
    kämpfen ohne Waffen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Rauf alles heraus, was wieder anwächst ist das Unkraut.
  2. Wir raufen nicht, wir streiten nur.

This word in other languages

pull(English)pelearse(Español)se battre(Français)

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 "raufen"?
"raufen" is spelled R-A-U-F-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁaʊ̯fn̩].
What does "raufen" mean?
As a verb, "raufen" means: aus der Erde nehmen, reißen
How do you pronounce "raufen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "raufen" is [ˈʁaʊ̯fn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "raufen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Preetz#52,333oranje#52,309nisten#52,299Sehens#52,418

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list