alabaster

[alaˈbastɛr]

/[alaˈbastɛr]/ noun

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The verdict

“alabaster” is uncommon German (frequency #87,371 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,371
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Alabaster

Corpus desk

Index DE-alabaster · alabaster · German

alabaster · rank #87,371 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #87,371
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH ako

Nearest frequency peer: ako (-2 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „alabaster“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „alabaster“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for alabaster
PropertyValue
Headwordalabaster
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[alaˈbastɛr]
Letters9
Frequency rank#87,371
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „alabaster“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).alabasterfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „ako“ (#87,369), „Albaniens“ (#87,373), „Ahrtal“ (#87,368). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „alabaster“ bei #87,371. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

alabaster is uncommon German at frequency #87,371 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [alaˈbastɛr]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for alabaster, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is alabaster, spelled A-L-A-B-A-S-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Alabaster
  2. 2
    kleine Dose aus [1]; Alabasterbüchse, Alabasterdose

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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "alabaster"?
"alabaster" is spelled A-L-A-B-A-S-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [alaˈbastɛr].
What does "alabaster" mean?
As a noun, "alabaster" means: Alabaster
How do you pronounce "alabaster"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "alabaster" is [alaˈbastɛr]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "alabaster" come from?
"alabaster" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "alabaster", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Albaniens#87,373afternoon#87,365abkratzen#87,354angestaut#87,389

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list