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 May 6, 2026) - Wegstrecke, die zu Fuß zurückgelegt werden kann
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Gehabstand |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɡeːˌʔapʃtant] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Gehabstand” sits in German frequency
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
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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.
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Using “Gehabstand”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is G-E-H-A-B-S-T-A-N-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈɡeːˌʔapʃtant] (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.