Galgenberg
[ˈɡalɡn̩ˌbɛʁk]
The verdict
“Galgenberg” is uncommon German (frequency #90,288 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #90,288
- frequency rank, German
- 5,117
- “G” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Erhebung, auf der durch einen Galgen Hinrichtungen stattfanden
Corpus desk
Index DE-galgenberg · Galgenberg · German
Galgenberg · rank #90,288 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #90,288
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,117
- PHOTO-FINISH galante
Nearest frequency peer: galante (-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 „Galgenberg“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- fusionierte
fusionierte
9,718 corpus weight
- fürchterlic…
fürchterlicher
9,716 corpus weight
- galante
galante
9,714 corpus weight
- Galgenberg
Galgenberg
9,713 corpus weight
- Gartentor
Gartentor
9,711 corpus weight
- Gastgeberin…
Gastgeberinnen
9,710 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Galgenberg“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Galgenberg |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɡalɡn̩ˌbɛʁk] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #90,288 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Galgenberg“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Galgenberg is uncommon German at frequency #90,288 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡalɡn̩ˌbɛʁk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for Galgenberg in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Galgenberg, spelled G-A-L-G-E-N-B-E-R-G.
Definition
- 1Erhebung, auf der durch einen Galgen Hinrichtungen stattfanden
- 2Toponym für Berge, Hügel, Erhebungen, Fluren
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Galgenberg appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Galgenberg befindet sich vor den Toren der Stadt - weithin sichtbar.
Synonyms
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.
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