Raab
"raab" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Raab” is an uncommon English word, ranked #54,422 in English word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #54,422
- frequency rank, English
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A surname from German.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Raab |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #54,422 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Raab” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for Raab is 4 letters long, classified as a proper noun. Corpus data places it at rank #54,422 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1A surname from German.
- 2A town in Schärding district, Upper Austria, Austria.
- 3Synonym of Győr, Hungary, especially in German.
Etymology
From German Raab.
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “Raab”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is R-A-A-B - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.