Raumangst

[ˈʁaʊ̯mˌʔaŋst]

/[ˈʁaʊ̯mˌʔaŋst]/ noun

The verdict

“Raumangst” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - krankhafte Angst vor engen Räumen

Corpus desk

Index DE-raumangst · Raumangst · German

Raumangst · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "R" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for Raumangst
PropertyValue
HeadwordRaumangst
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʁaʊ̯mˌʔaŋst]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Raumangst“ im Deutschen

Raumangstschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Raumangst is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁaʊ̯mˌʔaŋst]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "krankhafte Angst vor engen Räumen".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Raumangst, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Raumangst, spelled R-A-U-M-A-N-G-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    krankhafte Angst vor engen Räumen

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Sie leidet unter starker Raumangst.

Synonyms

Antonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Raumangst"?
"Raumangst" is spelled R-A-U-M-A-N-G-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁaʊ̯mˌʔaŋst].
What does "Raumangst" mean?
As a noun, "Raumangst" means: krankhafte Angst vor engen Räumen
How do you pronounce "Raumangst"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Raumangst" is [ˈʁaʊ̯mˌʔaŋst]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Raumangst" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list