Gaukler

[ˈɡaʊ̯klɐ]

/[ˈɡaʊ̯klɐ]/ noun

The verdict

“Gaukler” is uncommon German (frequency #50,491 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,491
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person, die vor Publikum Kunststücke vorführt

Corpus desk

Index DE-gaukler · Gaukler · German

Gaukler · rank #50,491 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,491
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Gastwirtschaft

Nearest frequency peer: Gastwirtschaft (-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 „Gaukler“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Gaukler
PropertyValue
HeadwordGaukler
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɡaʊ̯klɐ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#50,491
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Gaukler“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Gastwirtschaft“ (#50,490), „Gebietsreform“ (#50,492), „Gardelegen“ (#50,489). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Gaukler“ bei #50,491. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Gaukler is uncommon German at frequency #50,491 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡaʊ̯klɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Gaukler in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Gaukler, spelled G-A-U-K-L-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Person, die vor Publikum Kunststücke vorführt
  2. 2
    Person, die durch Tricks versucht, jemanden zu täuschen
  3. 3
    eine in Mittel- und Südafrika beheimatete Greifvogelart

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Dichter trugen Poeme vor, Gaukler zeigten ihre Geschicklichkeit, Händler boten Waren an, Bier wurde ausgeschenkt.“
  2. „Damit rücken sie in ein anderes, soziales Blickfeld: die Gruppe der Vaganten, Gaukler und betrügerischen Bettler und Diebe.“

Synonyms

GaukelspielerTaschenspielerPrestidigitateurBlufferScharlatanSchaumschlägerTerathopius ecaudatus

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); 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 "Gaukler"?
"Gaukler" is spelled G-A-U-K-L-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡaʊ̯klɐ].
What does "Gaukler" mean?
As a noun, "Gaukler" means: Person, die vor Publikum Kunststücke vorführt
How do you pronounce "Gaukler"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gaukler" is [ˈɡaʊ̯klɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gaukler" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list