razor

[ˈreɪzəʳ]

/[ˈreɪzəʳ]/ noun

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The verdict

“razor” is uncommon German (frequency #58,201 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,201
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-razor · razor · German

razor · rank #58,201 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,201
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Rechtsfolgen

Nearest frequency peer: Rechtsfolgen (+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 „razor“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for razor
PropertyValue
Headwordrazor
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈreɪzəʳ]
Letters5
Frequency rank#58,201
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „razor“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Rechtsfolgen“ (#58,202), „Raumschiffs“ (#58,199), „rechtskräftigen“ (#58,203). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „razor“ bei #58,201. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

razor is uncommon German at frequency #58,201 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈreɪzəʳ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for razor, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, 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 razor, spelled R-A-Z-O-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    das Rasiermesser
  2. 2
    der Rasierapparat

Synonyms

straight razorelectric razorsafety razor

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 "razor"?
"razor" is spelled R-A-Z-O-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈreɪzəʳ].
What does "razor" mean?
As a noun, "razor" means: das Rasiermesser
How do you pronounce "razor"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "razor" is [ˈreɪzəʳ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "razor" come from?
"razor" 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 "razor", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Reval#58,222Poppe#58,178rojas#58,228petto#58,169

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list