räv

[rɛːv]

/[rɛːv]/ noun

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
3
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fuchs

Corpus desk

Index DE-rav · räv · German

räv · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • 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 räv
PropertyValue
Headwordräv
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[rɛːv]
Letters3
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “räv” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

rävliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

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

Rare enough to double-check

räv is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [rɛːv]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Fuchs".

Zero misspellings are on record for räv in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is räv, spelled R-Ä-V.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fuchs

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Jag såg en räv idag.

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 "räv"?
"räv" is spelled R-Ä-V. The IPA pronunciation is [rɛːv].
What does "räv" mean?
As a noun, "räv" means: Fuchs
How do you pronounce "räv"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "räv" is [rɛːv]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "räv" come from?
"räv" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list