Gelaber

[ɡəˈlaːbɐ]

/[ɡəˈlaːbɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Gelaber” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #24,734. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,734
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
16
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - seichtes Gerede oder unüberlegt Dahergesagtes

Corpus desk

Index DE-gelaber · Gelaber · German

Gelaber · rank #24,734 · 10 variants · 16 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,734
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 16 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH geistiges

Nearest frequency peer: geistiges (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Gelaber“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Gelaber“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Gelaber vs gelbe
57% similar
Gelaber vs gelben
57% similar
Gelaber vs Gelder
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Gelaber
PropertyValue
HeadwordGelaber
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡəˈlaːbɐ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#24,734
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Gelaber“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Gelaberliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „geistiges“ (#24,733), „Genetik“ (#24,735), „gehetzt“ (#24,732). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Gelaber“ bei #24,734. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Gelaber (IPA [ɡəˈlaːbɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #24,734 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "seichtes Gerede oder unüberlegt Dahergesagtes".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Gelaber, with forms such as "eglaber", "gealber", and "gelabber". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 16 confusable-pair relationships, "gelbe", "gelben", "Gelder", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Gelaber, spelled G-E-L-A-B-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    seichtes Gerede oder unüberlegt Dahergesagtes

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Gelaber appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Das Gelaber muss ich mir wohl nicht länger anhören.
  2. Gelaber sind Wortbeiträge einzelner oder mehrerer Personen, die sich kaum oder nicht auf Fakten, Wissen oder Gedankengänge stützten, sich nicht am Thema orientierten und nicht hilfreich für die Lösung eines Problems sind.

This word in other languages

drivel(English)tonterías(Español)foutaise(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eglaber
  • gealber
  • gelabber
  • gelaberr
  • gelabre
  • gelaebr
  • gelbaer
  • gellaber
  • ggelaber
  • gleaber

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Gelaber - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

eglaber2gealber2gelabber1gelaberr1gelabre2gelaebr2gelbaer2gellaber1
Edit distance from "Gelaber"

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 "Gelaber"?
"Gelaber" is spelled G-E-L-A-B-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈlaːbɐ].
What does "Gelaber" mean?
As a noun, "Gelaber" means: seichtes Gerede oder unüberlegt Dahergesagtes
What words are commonly confused with "Gelaber"?
"Gelaber" is commonly confused with "gelbe", "gelben", "Gelder". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Gelaber"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gelaber" is [ɡəˈlaːbɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gelaber" come from?
"Gelaber" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Genetik#24,735gehetzt#24,732Globuli#24,750Gorilla#24,752

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Grieche10 variantsHebammen10 variantserlegen10 variantsEllbogen10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list