Garbe

[ˈɡaʁbə]

/[ˈɡaʁbə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Garbe” is uncommon German (frequency #67,238 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,238
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zusammengebündelte Rolle von Getreide oder Heu

Corpus desk

Index DE-garbe · Garbe · German

Garbe · rank #67,238 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,238
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Fünfkampf

Nearest frequency peer: Fünfkampf (-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 „Garbe“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Garbe
PropertyValue
HeadwordGarbe
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɡaʁbə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#67,238
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Garbe“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Fünfkampf“ (#67,237), „Führerscheine“ (#67,236), „Gebäudeteil“ (#67,240). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Garbe“ bei #67,238. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Garbe is uncommon German at frequency #67,238 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡaʁbə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Garbe in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Garbe, spelled G-A-R-B-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    zusammengebündelte Rolle von Getreide oder Heu
  2. 2
    Menge von Abschüssen in kurzer Zeit aus einer automatischen Waffe
  3. 3
    Pflanze, Droge und Gewürz Kümmel

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die goldenen Garben verliehen den Feldern eine merkwürdige Schönheit im Sommer.
  2. Unsicher, ob ein Feind hinter der Tür lauere, feuerte der Soldat eine kurze Garbe von Schüssen in das Zimmer hinein.

Synonyms

BündelPuppeRolleFeuerstoßSalveKarveKümmel

This word in other languages

sheaf(English)gerbe(Français)

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 "Garbe"?
"Garbe" is spelled G-A-R-B-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡaʁbə].
What does "Garbe" mean?
As a noun, "Garbe" means: zusammengebündelte Rolle von Getreide oder Heu
How do you pronounce "Garbe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Garbe" is [ˈɡaʁbə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Garbe" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

frese#67,231Finte#67,215Farsi#67,202Ether#67,191

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list