Ravi

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The verdict

“Ravi” is uncommon German (frequency #77,225 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,225
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fluss in Nordindien und Pakistan

Corpus desk

Index DE-ravi · Ravi · German

Ravi · rank #77,225 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #77,225
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH rauchend

Nearest frequency peer: rauchend (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Ravi“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Ravi“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Ravi
PropertyValue
HeadwordRavi
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[…]
Letters4
Frequency rank#77,225
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Ravi“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Ravifällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „rauchend“ (#77,224), „rechtskräftige“ (#77,226), „Rasselbande“ (#77,223). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Ravi“ bei #77,225. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Ravi is uncommon German at frequency #77,225 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Fluss in Nordindien und Pakistan".

Ravi doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Ravi, spelled R-A-V-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fluss in Nordindien und Pakistan

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Der Ravi, einst Lahores Wasserader und beliebtes Ausflugsziel, ist heute die größte Kloake und weltweit einer der am stärksten verschmutzten Flüsse.“

This word in other languages

Ravi(English)

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 "Ravi"?
"Ravi" is spelled R-A-V-I. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "Ravi" mean?
As a proper noun, "Ravi" means: Fluss in Nordindien und Pakistan
How do you pronounce "Ravi"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ravi" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ravi" come from?
"Ravi" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Ravi", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

piel#77,170Ouzo#77,144sher#77,316sien#77,321

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list