rapine
/ˈɹæpaɪn/
"rapine" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“rapine” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The seizure of someone's property by force; pillage; plunder.
Corpus desk
Index EN-rapine · rapine · English
rapine · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "R" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | rapine |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈɹæpaɪn/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “rapine” in English
Rare enough to double-check
rapine is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈɹæpaɪn/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The seizure of someone's property by force; pillage; plunder.".
No misspelling variants are generated for rapine in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English rapyne, from Old French rapine, from Latin rapīna, from rapiō. Doublet of ravine. The correct English form is rapine, spelled R-A-P-I-N-E.
Definition
- 1The seizure of someone's property by force; pillage; plunder.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how rapine appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
This countrey ſwarmes with vile outragious men, That liue by rapine and by lawleſſe ſpoile, Fit ſouldiers for the wicked Tamburlaine.
Good Rapine, stab him: he is a ravisher.
Etymology
From Middle English rapyne, from Old French rapine, from Latin rapīna, from rapiō. Doublet of ravine.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.