Dübel

[ˈdyːbl̩]

/[ˈdyːbl̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Dübel” is uncommon German (frequency #50,402 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,402
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hilfsmittel, um Schrauben durch Stauchung in ein Material belastbar zu befestigen

Corpus desk

Index DE-dubel · Dübel · German

Dübel · rank #50,402 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,402
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH düngen

Nearest frequency peer: düngen (+1 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 „Dübel“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Dübel
PropertyValue
HeadwordDübel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈdyːbl̩]
Letters5
Frequency rank#50,402
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Dübel“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „düngen“ (#50,403), „durchsuchten“ (#50,400), „durchschaubar“ (#50,399). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „Dübel“ bei #50,402. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Dübel is uncommon German at frequency #50,402 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈdyːbl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Dübel, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Dübel, spelled D-Ü-B-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hilfsmittel, um Schrauben durch Stauchung in ein Material belastbar zu befestigen
  2. 2
    Holzdübel, ein kurzer Stab aus Holz zur dauerhaften Verbindung von Holzteilen
  3. 3
    Joint; Darreichungsform für Haschisch

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Dübel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Die Entwicklung des Dübels brachte einem Schwaben viel Geld ein, als er erkannte, wie man Schrauben haltbar montieren konnte.
  2. „Ich sprach mit Arthur Fischer, der den gleichnamigen Dübel erfunden hat.“

This word in other languages

dowel(English)taco(Español)cheville(Français)bucha(Português)

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 "Dübel"?
"Dübel" is spelled D-Ü-B-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdyːbl̩].
What does "Dübel" mean?
As a noun, "Dübel" means: Hilfsmittel, um Schrauben durch Stauchung in ein Material belastbar zu befestigen
How do you pronounce "Dübel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Dübel" is [ˈdyːbl̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Dübel" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

coral#50,378comme#50,376cares#50,365bulli#50,354

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list