Ravensbrück

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The verdict

“Ravensbrück” is uncommon German (frequency #64,634 among 42,116 “R” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,634
frequency rank, German
42,116
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ehemalige Gemeinde in Brandenburg

Key facts for Ravensbrück
PropertyValue
HeadwordRavensbrück
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[…]
Letters11
Frequency rank#64,634
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Ravensbrück” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Ravensbrück lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Ravensbrück is uncommon German at frequency #64,634 among 42,116 “R” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Ravensbrück, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Ravensbrück, spelled R-A-V-E-N-S-B-R-Ü-C-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    ehemalige Gemeinde in Brandenburg
  2. 2
    während des Zweiten Weltkriegs in dieser Gemeinde betriebenes Konzentrationslager für Frauen

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 "Ravensbrück"?
"Ravensbrück" is spelled R-A-V-E-N-S-B-R-Ü-C-K. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "Ravensbrück" mean?
As a proper noun, "Ravensbrück" means: ehemalige Gemeinde in Brandenburg
How do you pronounce "Ravensbrück"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ravensbrück" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ravensbrück" come from?
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Using “Ravensbrück”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is R-A-V-E-N-S-B-R-Ü-C-K - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as […] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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