GBP
The verdict
“GBP” is uncommon German (frequency #61,520 among 54,401 “G” headwords), classed as an abbreviation. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #61,520
- frequency rank, German
- 54,401
- “G” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - internationaler Währungscode für Pfund Sterling, die Währung von Großbritannien
Corpus desk
Index DE-gbp · GBP · German
GBP · rank #61,520 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #61,520
- LEN-MID 3 letters
- VOW-0 0 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 54,401
- PHOTO-FINISH Gasflaschen
Nearest frequency peer: Gasflaschen (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “GBP”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- fusioniert
fusioniert
38,484 corpus weight
- Gasflaschen
Gasflaschen
38,482 corpus weight
- GBP
GBP
38,481 corpus weight
- geboxt
geboxt
38,480 corpus weight
- Gebrauchsge…
Gebrauchsgegenstände
38,479 corpus weight
- gebräunt
gebräunt
38,478 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “GBP” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | GBP |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Abbreviation |
| Letters | 3 |
| Frequency rank | #61,520 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “GBP” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
GBP is uncommon German at frequency #61,520 among 54,401 “G” headwords, classed as anabbreviation. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "internationaler Währungscode für Pfund Sterling, die Währung von Großbritannien".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for GBP, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
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 GBP, spelled G-B-P.
Definition
- 1internationaler Währungscode für Pfund Sterling, die Währung von Großbritannien
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked German headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.