Galgenberg

[ˈɡalɡn̩ˌbɛʁk]

/[ˈɡalɡn̩ˌbɛʁk]/ noun

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Galgenberg
PropertyValue
HeadwordGalgenberg
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɡalɡn̩ˌbɛʁk]
Letters10
Frequency rank#90,288
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Galgenberg“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Galgenbergfällt 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: „galante“ (#90,287), „Gartentor“ (#90,290), „fürchterlicher“ (#90,285). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Galgenberg“ bei #90,288. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    Erhebung, auf der durch einen Galgen Hinrichtungen stattfanden
  2. 2
    Toponym für Berge, Hügel, Erhebungen, Fluren

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Der Galgenberg befindet sich vor den Toren der Stadt - weithin sichtbar.

Synonyms

GalgenbühlGalgenhügel

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 "Galgenberg"?
"Galgenberg" is spelled G-A-L-G-E-N-B-E-R-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡalɡn̩ˌbɛʁk].
What does "Galgenberg" mean?
As a noun, "Galgenberg" means: Erhebung, auf der durch einen Galgen Hinrichtungen stattfanden
How do you pronounce "Galgenberg"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Galgenberg" is [ˈɡalɡn̩ˌbɛʁk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list