gangbar
[ˈɡaŋbaːɐ̯]
The verdict
“gangbar” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - begehbar, zu beschreiten, ungefährlich zu passieren
Corpus desk
Index DE-gangbar · gangbar · German
gangbar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gangbar |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈɡaŋbaːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „gangbar“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
gangbar is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈɡaŋbaːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for gangbar, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is gangbar, spelled G-A-N-G-B-A-R.
Definition
- 1begehbar, zu beschreiten, ungefährlich zu passieren
- 2machbar, brauchbar, möglich, praktikabel
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how gangbar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Route über den Gletscher ist eine gangbare Variante.
Es ist eine gefährliche aber gangbare Idee.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.