Raub
\ʁaʊ̯p\
The verdict
“Raub” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vol, rapine, notamment vol qualifié, brigandage.
Corpus desk
Index FR-raub · Raub · French
Raub · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "R" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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 | Raub |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ʁaʊ̯p\ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « Raub » en français
Rare enough to double-check
Raub is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʁaʊ̯p\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for Raub in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is Raub, spelled R-A-U-B.
Definition
- 1Vol, rapine, notamment vol qualifié, brigandage.
- 2Ce qui est volé : butin.
- 3En tête de mots composés : notion d’appropriation illégitime : vol, brigandage, piraterie, surexploitation (sens premier).
- 4En tête de mots composés : prédation.
- 5En tête de mots composés : prédation.
- 6En tête de mots composés : prédation.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Raub appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das Museum meldete heute den Raub eines wertvolles Gemäldes.
Einige der Diebe wurden zwar verhaftet, aber der Raub wurde nie wiedergefunden.
Synonyms
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.