Gabelung

[ˈɡaːbəlʊŋ]

/[ˈɡaːbəlʊŋ]/ noun

The verdict

“Gabelung” is uncommon German (frequency #74,587 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#74,587
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Stelle, an der sich etwas (meist in zwei Teile) gabelt

Corpus desk

Index DE-gabelung · Gabelung · German

Gabelung · rank #74,587 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #74,587
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Fürstentümer

Nearest frequency peer: Fürstentümer (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Gabelung”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Gabelung” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Gabelung
PropertyValue
HeadwordGabelung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɡaːbəlʊŋ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#74,587
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “Gabelung” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Gabelungliegt hier:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „Fürstentümer“ (#74,586), „gallische“ (#74,588), „Galloway“ (#74,589). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Gabelung is uncommon German at frequency #74,587 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡaːbəlʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Gabelung, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Gabelung, spelled G-A-B-E-L-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Stelle, an der sich etwas (meist in zwei Teile) gabelt
  2. 2
    das Sichgabeln

Synonyms

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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 "Gabelung"?
"Gabelung" is spelled G-A-B-E-L-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡaːbəlʊŋ].
What does "Gabelung" mean?
As a noun, "Gabelung" means: Stelle, an der sich etwas (meist in zwei Teile) gabelt
How do you pronounce "Gabelung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gabelung" is [ˈɡaːbəlʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gabelung" come from?
"Gabelung" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list