gable

[ˈɡaːblə]

/[ˈɡaːblə]/ verb

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The verdict

“gable” is uncommon German (frequency #92,937 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,937
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens des Verbs gabeln

Corpus desk

Index DE-gable · gable · German

gable · rank #92,937 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,937
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH fürstlicher

Nearest frequency peer: fürstlicher (-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 „gable“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for gable
PropertyValue
Headwordgable
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈɡaːblə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#92,937
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „gable“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).gablefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „fürstlicher“ (#92,936), „galoppieren“ (#92,938), „gastgebenden“ (#92,939). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „gable“ bei #92,937. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

gable is uncommon German at frequency #92,937 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈɡaːblə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for gable, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. 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 carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is gable, spelled G-A-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens des Verbs gabeln
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens des Verbs gabeln
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens des Verbs gabeln
  4. 4
    2. Person Singular Präsens Imperativ Aktiv des Verbs gabeln

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 "gable"?
"gable" is spelled G-A-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡaːblə].
What does "gable" mean?
As a verb, "gable" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens des Verbs gabeln
How do you pronounce "gable"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gable" is [ˈɡaːblə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gable" come from?
"gable" 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 "gable", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

frogs#92,922freed#92,913Feten#92,887fagus#92,871

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list