Gehabstand
[ˈɡeːˌʔapʃtant]
The verdict
“Gehabstand” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Wegstrecke, die zu Fuß zurückgelegt werden kann
Corpus desk
Index DE-gehabstand · Gehabstand · German
Gehabstand · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Gehabstand |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɡeːˌʔapʃtant] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Gehabstand“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Gehabstand is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡeːˌʔapʃtant]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Gehabstand doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Gehabstand, spelled G-E-H-A-B-S-T-A-N-D.
Definition
- 1Wegstrecke, die zu Fuß zurückgelegt werden kann
- 2geringere Distanz, die mühelos zu Fuß zurückgelegt werden kann
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Gehabstand appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Des Weiteren gilt die Regel, dass der Eigentümer auf dem Grundstücke wohnen muss und seine Kneipe mindestens 50 Meter Gehabstand vom nächsten Ausschank entfernt sein muss.“
„Die neue Klinik im Hidas Zentrum sei dabei ein besonders geeigneter Standort, weil sie im Gehabstand zu einigen Läden und in unmittelbarer Nähe zu Filialen der Post, der Telecom und einiger Banken liege und von zahlreichen Parkplätzen umgeben sei.“
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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.