Fibel

[ˈfiːbl̩]

/[ˈfiːbl̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Fibel” is uncommon German (frequency #58,766 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,766
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - leicht verständliches, häufig bebildertes Kinderbuch zum Lesenlernen

Corpus desk

Index DE-fibel · Fibel · German

Fibel · rank #58,766 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,766
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Feuchtgebiete

Nearest frequency peer: Feuchtgebiete (-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 „Fibel“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Fibel
PropertyValue
HeadwordFibel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfiːbl̩]
Letters5
Frequency rank#58,766
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Fibel“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Fibelfällt 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: „Feuchtgebiete“ (#58,765), „feststehende“ (#58,764), „fiktives“ (#58,768). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Fibel“ bei #58,766. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Fibel is uncommon German at frequency #58,766 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfiːbl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Fibel in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

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 Fibel, spelled F-I-B-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    leicht verständliches, häufig bebildertes Kinderbuch zum Lesenlernen
  2. 2
    Bezeichnung für ein Lehrbuch, Nachschlagewerk, Handbuch zu einem bestimmtem Thema
  3. 3
    verzierte Kleiderspange zum Zusammenhalten eines Gewandes

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ich kann dir diese Fibel empfehlen. Unsere Tochter hat damit sehr schnell lesen gelernt.
  2. „In den Jahren 2009 und 2010 kamen im Zuge von Renaturierungsmaßnahmen am Flussbett Fibeln vom Ende der Hallstattzeit und vom Beginn der Latènezeit zutage.“

This word in other languages

primer(English)silabario(Español)abécédaire(Français)

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 "Fibel"?
"Fibel" is spelled F-I-B-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfiːbl̩].
What does "Fibel" mean?
As a noun, "Fibel" means: leicht verständliches, häufig bebildertes Kinderbuch zum Lesenlernen
How do you pronounce "Fibel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Fibel" is [ˈfiːbl̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Fibel" come from?
"Fibel" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

erbte#58,729emsig#58,717glitt#58,825goods#58,830

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list