Galionsfigur

[ɡaˈli̯oːnsfiˌɡuːɐ̯]

/[ɡaˈli̯oːnsfiˌɡuːɐ̯]/ noun

The verdict

“Galionsfigur” is uncommon German (frequency #77,996 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,996
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - meist weibliche Figur aus Holz am Bug (= an der Spitze) eines größeren Segelschiffes, befestigt unter dem Klüverbaum, am Bugspriet oder am Vordersteven

Corpus desk

Index DE-galionsfigur · Galionsfigur · German

Galionsfigur · rank #77,996 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #77,996
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Galeristen

Nearest frequency peer: Galeristen (-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 „Galionsfigur“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Galionsfigur
PropertyValue
HeadwordGalionsfigur
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡaˈli̯oːnsfiˌɡuːɐ̯]
Letters12
Frequency rank#77,996
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Galionsfigur“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Galeristen“ (#77,995), „gam“ (#77,997), „füllst“ (#77,994). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Galionsfigur“ bei #77,996. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Galionsfigur is uncommon German at frequency #77,996 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡaˈli̯oːnsfiˌɡuːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Galionsfigur in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Galionsfigur, spelled G-A-L-I-O-N-S-F-I-G-U-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    meist weibliche Figur aus Holz am Bug (= an der Spitze) eines größeren Segelschiffes, befestigt unter dem Klüverbaum, am Bugspriet oder am Vordersteven
  2. 2
    beliebte / zugkräftige Person, die innerhalb einer Organisation (beispielsweise einer politischen Partei) in den Vordergrund gestellt wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Im Aberglauben von Seeleuten soll die Galionsfigur den Kurs des Schiffes beobachten und es vor Unglück bewahren.“
  2. „Viele Segelschiffe tragen am Bug eine so genannte Galionsfigur: Holzskulpturen, die zum Beispiel eine Frau, ein Tier oder ein Fabelwesen darstellen.“

This word in other languages

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 "Galionsfigur"?
"Galionsfigur" is spelled G-A-L-I-O-N-S-F-I-G-U-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡaˈli̯oːnsfiˌɡuːɐ̯].
What does "Galionsfigur" mean?
As a noun, "Galionsfigur" means: meist weibliche Figur aus Holz am Bug (= an der Spitze) eines größeren Segelschiffes, befestigt unter dem Klüverbaum, am Bugspriet oder am Vordersteven
How do you pronounce "Galionsfigur"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Galionsfigur" is [ɡaˈli̯oːnsfiˌɡuːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Galionsfigur" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list