gable

[ˈɡaːblə]

/[ˈɡaːblə]/ verb

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The verdict

“gable” is uncommon German (frequency #92,937 among 54,401 “G” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,937
frequency rank, German
54,401
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens des Verbs gabeln

Key facts for gable
PropertyValue
Headwordgable
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈɡaːblə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#92,937
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “gable” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). gable lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

gable is uncommon German at frequency #92,937 among 54,401 “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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Using “gable”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is G-A-B-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈɡaːblə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list