Erfindungsgabe

[ɛɐ̯ˈfɪndʊŋsˌɡaːbə]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈfɪndʊŋsˌɡaːbə]/ noun

The verdict

“Erfindungsgabe” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - persönliche Gabe oder Fähigkeit, Erfindungen machen zu können

Corpus desk

Index DE-erfindungsgabe · Erfindungsgabe · German

Erfindungsgabe · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "E" 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.

Key facts for Erfindungsgabe
PropertyValue
HeadwordErfindungsgabe
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈfɪndʊŋsˌɡaːbə]
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Erfindungsgabe“ im Deutschen

Erfindungsgabeliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Erfindungsgabe is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɛɐ̯ˈfɪndʊŋsˌɡaːbə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "persönliche Gabe oder Fähigkeit, Erfindungen machen zu können".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Erfindungsgabe, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, 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 Erfindungsgabe, spelled E-R-F-I-N-D-U-N-G-S-G-A-B-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    persönliche Gabe oder Fähigkeit, Erfindungen machen zu können

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Die wahre Geschichte jedoch handelt vom Triumph über das Unmögliche, von außergewöhnlicher Erfindungsgabe und vom brennenden Verlangen eines Mannes nach Unsterblichkeit.
  2. „Siliziumprozessoren sind kleine Maschinen menschlicher Erfindungsgabe.“

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Erfindungsgabe"?
"Erfindungsgabe" is spelled E-R-F-I-N-D-U-N-G-S-G-A-B-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈfɪndʊŋsˌɡaːbə].
What does "Erfindungsgabe" mean?
As a noun, "Erfindungsgabe" means: persönliche Gabe oder Fähigkeit, Erfindungen machen zu können
How do you pronounce "Erfindungsgabe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Erfindungsgabe" is [ɛɐ̯ˈfɪndʊŋsˌɡaːbə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Erfindungsgabe" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list