Garnele

[ɡaʁˈneːlə]

/[ɡaʁˈneːlə]/ noun

The verdict

“Garnele” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Formtaxon für verschiedene im Meer lebende Zehnfußkrebse mit langen Fühlern, schlankem, seitlich abgeflachtem, meist durchsichtigem Körper und langem, kräftigem Hinterleib, die kulinarisch als Deli...

Key facts for Garnele
PropertyValue
HeadwordGarnele
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡaʁˈneːlə]
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Garnele” sits in German frequency

Garnele falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Garnele is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɡaʁˈneːlə]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Formtaxon für verschiedene im Meer lebende Zehnfußkrebse mit langen Fühlern, schlankem, seitlich abgeflachtem, meist durchsichtigem Körper und langem, kräftigem Hinterleib, die kulinarisch als Deli...".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Garnele, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Garnele, spelled G-A-R-N-E-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Formtaxon für verschiedene im Meer lebende Zehnfußkrebse mit langen Fühlern, schlankem, seitlich abgeflachtem, meist durchsichtigem Körper und langem, kräftigem Hinterleib, die kulinarisch als Delikatesse gelten

Synonyms

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Garnele"?
"Garnele" is spelled G-A-R-N-E-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡaʁˈneːlə].
What does "Garnele" mean?
As a noun, "Garnele" means: Formtaxon für verschiedene im Meer lebende Zehnfußkrebse mit langen Fühlern, schlankem, seitlich abgeflachtem, meist durchsichtigem Körper und langem, kräftigem Hinterleib, die kulinarisch als Deli...
How do you pronounce "Garnele"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Garnele" is [ɡaʁˈneːlə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Garnele" come from?
"Garnele" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “Garnele”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is G-A-R-N-E-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ɡaʁˈneːlə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list