Gaukler
[ˈɡaʊ̯klɐ]
The verdict
“Gaukler” is an uncommon German word, ranked #50,491 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #50,491
- frequency rank, German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Person, die vor Publikum Kunststücke vorführt
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Gaukler |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɡaʊ̯klɐ] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #50,491 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Gaukler” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Gaukler is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈɡaʊ̯klɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #50,491 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1Person, die vor Publikum Kunststücke vorführt
- 2Person, die durch Tricks versucht, jemanden zu täuschen
- 3eine in Mittel- und Südafrika beheimatete Greifvogelart
Synonyms
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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.
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Using “Gaukler”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is G-A-U-K-L-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈɡaʊ̯klɐ] (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.