Raab

name

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"raab" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Raab” is uncommon English (frequency #54,422 among 3,094 “R” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,422
frequency rank, English
3,094
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A surname from German.

Corpus desk

Index EN-raab · Raab · English

Raab · rank #54,422 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #54,422
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,094
  • PHOTO-FINISH Rajapaksa

Nearest frequency peer: Rajapaksa (+1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Long-tail ranks near “Raab”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “Raab” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Raab
PropertyValue
HeadwordRaab
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters4
Frequency rank#54,422
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Raab” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).Raabfalls in this rarity band:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “Rajapaksa” (#54,423), “Pulis” (#54,419), “Rawlinson” (#54,426). Among 3,094 “R” headwords, “Raab” is #54,422. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Raab is uncommon English at frequency #54,422 among 3,094 “R” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Raab, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From German Raab. The correct English form is Raab, spelled R-A-A-B.

Definition

  1. 1
    A surname from German.
  2. 2
    A town in Schärding district, Upper Austria, Austria.
  3. 3
    Synonym of Győr, Hungary, especially in German.

Etymology

From German Raab.

This word in other languages

Raab(Deutsch)

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Raab"?
"Raab" is spelled R-A-A-B.
What does "Raab" mean?
As a proper noun, "Raab" means: A surname from German.
What is the origin of the word "Raab"?
From German Raab. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Sati#54,459SDLP#54,467nong#54,358soba#54,496

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list