Gelbton
[ˈɡɛlpˌtoːn]
The verdict
“Gelbton” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - gelber Farbton, gelbliche oder gilbliche Färbung
Corpus desk
Index DE-gelbton · Gelbton · German
Gelbton · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Gelbton |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɡɛlpˌtoːn] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Gelbton“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Gelbton is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡɛlpˌtoːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "gelber Farbton, gelbliche oder gilbliche Färbung".
Gelbton has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Gelbton, spelled G-E-L-B-T-O-N.
Definition
- 1gelber Farbton, gelbliche oder gilbliche Färbung
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Gelbton appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Landschaft lag in einem eigenartigen Gelbton da.
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.