Rhapsodie

[ˌʁapsoˈdiː]

/[ˌʁapsoˈdiː]/ noun

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - der Form nach freies Vokal- oder Instrumentalstück

Key facts for Rhapsodie
PropertyValue
HeadwordRhapsodie
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌʁapsoˈdiː]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Rhapsodie” sits in German frequency

Rhapsodie falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

Rhapsodie is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌʁapsoˈdiː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Rhapsodie has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented 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 Rhapsodie, spelled R-H-A-P-S-O-D-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    der Form nach freies Vokal- oder Instrumentalstück
  2. 2
    von Rhapsoden vorgetragenes Gedicht

This word in other languages

rhapsody(English)rapsodia(Español)rhapsodie(Français)

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 "Rhapsodie"?
"Rhapsodie" is spelled R-H-A-P-S-O-D-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌʁapsoˈdiː].
What does "Rhapsodie" mean?
As a noun, "Rhapsodie" means: der Form nach freies Vokal- oder Instrumentalstück
How do you pronounce "Rhapsodie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Rhapsodie" is [ˌʁapsoˈdiː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Rhapsodie" come from?
"Rhapsodie" 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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Using “Rhapsodie”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is R-H-A-P-S-O-D-I-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˌʁapsoˈdiː] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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