gelbe Rübe

[ˌɡɛlbə ˈʁyːbə]

/[ˌɡɛlbə ˈʁyːbə]/ phrase

The verdict

“gelbe Rübe” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. 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) - essbare Wurzel der Möhre

Corpus desk

Index DE-gelbe-rube · gelbe Rübe · German

gelbe Rübe · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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.

Key facts for gelbe Rübe
PropertyValue
Headwordgelbe Rübe
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[ˌɡɛlbə ˈʁyːbə]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „gelbe Rübe“ im Deutschen

gelbe Rübesitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

gelbe Rübe is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˌɡɛlbə ˈʁyːbə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "essbare Wurzel der Möhre".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for gelbe Rübe, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is gelbe Rübe, spelled G-E-L-B-E- -R-Ü-B-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    essbare Wurzel der Möhre

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Ich esse gerne gelbe Rüben.

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "gelbe Rübe"?
"gelbe Rübe" is spelled G-E-L-B-E- -R-Ü-B-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌɡɛlbə ˈʁyːbə].
What does "gelbe Rübe" mean?
As a phrase, "gelbe Rübe" means: essbare Wurzel der Möhre
How do you pronounce "gelbe Rübe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gelbe Rübe" is [ˌɡɛlbə ˈʁyːbə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gelbe Rübe" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list