gelbe

[ˈɡɛlbə]

/[ˈɡɛlbə]/ adj

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The verdict

“gelbe” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #4,990. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,990
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs gelb

Corpus desk

Index DE-gelbe · gelbe · German

gelbe · rank #4,990 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,990
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH gehörten

Nearest frequency peer: gehörten (-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 „gelbe“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „gelbe“ 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).

gelbe vs Geld
40% similar
gelbe vs gell
60% similar
gelbe vs gerne
60% similar

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

Key facts for gelbe
PropertyValue
Headwordgelbe
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈɡɛlbə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#4,990
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „gelbe“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.gelbeliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „gehörten“ (#4,989), „gemerkt“ (#4,991), „Gegenstände“ (#4,988). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „gelbe“ bei #4,990. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around gelbe (IPA [ˈɡɛlbə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #4,990 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 11 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for gelbe, with forms such as "eglbe", "geble", and "gelbbe". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Geld", "gell", "gerne", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is gelbe, spelled G-E-L-B-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs gelb
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs gelb
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs gelb
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs gelb
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs gelb
  6. 6
    Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs gelb
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs gelb
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs gelb
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs gelb
  10. 10
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs gelb
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs gelb

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eglbe
  • geble
  • gelbbe
  • geleb
  • gellbe
  • ggelbe
  • glebe

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of gelbe - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

eglbe2geble2gelbbe1geleb2gellbe1ggelbe1glebe2
Edit distance from "gelbe"

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 "gelbe"?
"gelbe" is spelled G-E-L-B-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡɛlbə].
What does "gelbe" mean?
As an adjective, "gelbe" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs gelb
What words are commonly confused with "gelbe"?
"gelbe" is commonly confused with "Geld", "gell", "gerne". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gelbe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gelbe" is [ˈɡɛlbə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gelbe" come from?
"gelbe" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Haupt#4,995ergab#4,978Köpfe#5,006noten#5,014

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Kammer7 variantsButter7 variantsTirol7 variantsTreppe7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list