Gelbphase
German, noun/ˈɡɛlpˌfaːzə/
Gelbphase is spelled G-E-L-B-P-H-A-S-E (9 letters) and appears about once in every 25 million words in written German, the 285,944th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gelbphase is a German feminine noun meaning “yellow phase (of a traffic light)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Zeitraum, in der ein Signalgeber (eine Ampel) die Farbe Gelb anzeigt”.
What does Gelbphase mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineyellow phase (of a traffic light)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Zeitraum, in der ein Signalgeber (eine Ampel) die Farbe Gelb anzeigt
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Gelbphase
- Gelbphasen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Gelbphase?
- Germany /ˈɡɛlpˌfaːzə/
- /ˈɡɛlpˌfaːsɛ/
- Austria [ɡ̥ɛlp-]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Gelbphase in German?
Gelbphase appears about once in every 25 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).