Gammel

[ˈɡaməl]

/[ˈɡaməl]/ noun

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The verdict

“Gammel” is uncommon German (frequency #94,301 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#94,301
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - unbrauchbare, verdorbene Sache

Corpus desk

Index DE-gammel · Gammel · German

Gammel · rank #94,301 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #94,301
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH gackern

Nearest frequency peer: gackern (-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 „Gammel“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Gammel
PropertyValue
HeadwordGammel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɡaməl]
Letters6
Frequency rank#94,301
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Gammel“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „gackern“ (#94,300), „Gastrecht“ (#94,302), „Gaudium“ (#94,303). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Gammel“ bei #94,301. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Gammel is uncommon German at frequency #94,301 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡaməl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Gammel has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Gammel, spelled G-A-M-M-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    unbrauchbare, verdorbene Sache
  2. 2
    nicht verwertbarer Beifang, der zum Beispiel zu Fischmehl verarbeitet wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Überflußgesellschaft überläßt ihnen den Überfluß an entwertetem Gammel und sie entdecken (…) seine zweite Schönheit.
  2. Lass uns Kühlschrank und Speisekammer aufräumen und allen alten Gammel entsorgen.

This word in other languages

junk(English)

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 "Gammel"?
"Gammel" is spelled G-A-M-M-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡaməl].
What does "Gammel" mean?
As a noun, "Gammel" means: unbrauchbare, verdorbene Sache
How do you pronounce "Gammel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gammel" is [ˈɡaməl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gammel" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Gebots#94,306gehypt#94,316Gesims#94,334Flocke#94,267

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list