Ravelin
[ʁavəˈlɛ̃ː]
The verdict
“Ravelin” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein der Kurtine vorgelagerte, im Grundriss dreieckiges Verteidigungswerk innerhalb einer Festung, dessen Spitze zum Feind hin ausgerichtet ist
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Index DE-ravelin · Ravelin · German
Ravelin · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Ravelin |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ʁavəˈlɛ̃ː] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Ravelin“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Ravelin is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʁavəˈlɛ̃ː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein der Kurtine vorgelagerte, im Grundriss dreieckiges Verteidigungswerk innerhalb einer Festung, dessen Spitze zum Feind hin ausgerichtet ist".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Ravelin in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Ravelin, spelled R-A-V-E-L-I-N.
Definition
- 1ein der Kurtine vorgelagerte, im Grundriss dreieckiges Verteidigungswerk innerhalb einer Festung, dessen Spitze zum Feind hin ausgerichtet ist
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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.