Raupe
German, noun/ˈʁaʊ̯pə/
Raupe is spelled R-A-U-P-E (5 letters) and appears 2.0 times per million words in written German, the 23,884th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Raupe is a German feminine noun meaning “caterpillar (larva)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “wurmförmige Larve des Schmetterlings oder der Blattwespe mit beißenden Mundteilen, kurzen bekrallten…”.
What does Raupe mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecaterpillar (larva)
- 2
feminineellipsis of Planierraupe (“caterpillar or caterpillar tractor”)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. wurmförmige Larve des Schmetterlings oder der Blattwespe mit beißenden Mundteilen, kurzen bekrallten Brustfüßen und stummelförmigen Afterfüßen 2. Kurzform von Raupenfahrzeug (Kraftfahrzeug mit breitgliedrigen, über Antriebsrollen laufenden Gleisketten als Fahrwerk)
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Raupe
- Raupen plural
- Räupchen diminutive neuter
- Räuplein diminutive neuter
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Raupe?
- /ˈʁaʊ̯pə/
- [ˈʁaʊ̯pə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Raupe
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Raupe in German?
Raupe appears 2.0 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).