Raub
\ʁaʊ̯p\
The verdict
“Raub” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Vol, rapine, notamment vol qualifié, brigandage.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Raub |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ʁaʊ̯p\ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Raub” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for Raub is 4 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ʁaʊ̯p\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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.
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.
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Using “Raub”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is R-A-U-B - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ʁaʊ̯p\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.