Gebälk

[ɡəˈbɛlk]

/[ɡəˈbɛlk]/ noun

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The verdict

“Gebälk” is uncommon German (frequency #53,713 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,713
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Gesamtheit der Balken eines Daches oder einer Deckenkonstruktion

Corpus desk

Index DE-gebalk · Gebälk · German

Gebälk · rank #53,713 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,713
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Geburtshelfer

Nearest frequency peer: Geburtshelfer (-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 „Gebälk“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Gebälk
PropertyValue
HeadwordGebälk
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡəˈbɛlk]
Letters6
Frequency rank#53,713
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Gebälk“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Gebälkfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Geburtshelfer“ (#53,712), „gedruckter“ (#53,714), „geistreich“ (#53,715). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Gebälk“ bei #53,713. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Gebälk is uncommon German at frequency #53,713 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡəˈbɛlk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Gebälk has no tracked misspelling variants, 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, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Gebälk, spelled G-E-B-Ä-L-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Gesamtheit der Balken eines Daches oder einer Deckenkonstruktion
  2. 2
    die Gesamtheit der Balken und horizontalen Bauelemente über Säulen (insbesondere beim antiken Tempel)

Synonyms

Dachgebälk

This word in other languages

charpente(Français)

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 "Gebälk"?
"Gebälk" is spelled G-E-B-Ä-L-K. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈbɛlk].
What does "Gebälk" mean?
As a noun, "Gebälk" means: die Gesamtheit der Balken eines Daches oder einer Deckenkonstruktion
How do you pronounce "Gebälk"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gebälk" is [ɡəˈbɛlk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gebälk" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Furche#53,705Frevel#53,699Glosse#53,738grimes#53,743

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list