Ratisbon
/ˈɹætɪzbɑn/
"ratisbon" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Ratisbon” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Regensburg (a city in Germany).
Corpus desk
Index EN-ratisbon · Ratisbon · English
Ratisbon · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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 | Ratisbon |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈɹætɪzbɑn/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Ratisbon” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Ratisbon is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˈɹætɪzbɑn/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Regensburg (a city in Germany).".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Ratisbon, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin Ratisbona, from Gaulish. The correct English form is Ratisbon, spelled R-A-T-I-S-B-O-N.
Definition
- 1Regensburg (a city in Germany).
Etymology
From Latin Ratisbona, from Gaulish.
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.