Gaukelei
[ɡaʊ̯kəˈlaɪ̯]
The verdict
“Gaukelei” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - künstlerische Darbietung, häufig mit albernen Elementen im Kontext von Straßenkunst
Corpus desk
Index DE-gaukelei · Gaukelei · German
Gaukelei · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | Gaukelei |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɡaʊ̯kəˈlaɪ̯] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Gaukelei“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Gaukelei is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡaʊ̯kəˈlaɪ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Gaukelei doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Gaukelei, spelled G-A-U-K-E-L-E-I.
Definition
- 1künstlerische Darbietung, häufig mit albernen Elementen im Kontext von Straßenkunst
- 2(böswillige) Irreführung
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Gaukelei appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Beim Straßenkunstfestival wurden aufregende Gaukeleien dargeboten.
Scharlatane bieten Gaukeleien wie Handlesen oder Kartenlegen feil.
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.