Generalstab
[ɡenəˈʁaːlˌʃtaːp]
The verdict
“Generalstab” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #41,845 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #41,845
- frequency rank, German
- 11
- letters
- 17
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - oberstes militärisches Beratungsgremium
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Generalstab |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɡenəˈʁaːlˌʃtaːp] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #41,845 |
| Misspellings tracked | 17 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Generalstab” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Generalstab is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɡenəˈʁaːlˌʃtaːp]. Corpus data places it at rank #41,845 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "oberstes militärisches Beratungsgremium".
Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for Generalstab, with forms such as "egneralstab", "geenralstab", and "genearlstab". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Generalstab, spelled G-E-N-E-R-A-L-S-T-A-B.
Definition
- 1oberstes militärisches Beratungsgremium
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: egneralstab,geenralstab,genearlstab,generallstab,generalsatb,generalsstab,generalstabb,generalstba,generalsttab,generaltsab,generasltab,generlastab,generralstab,genneralstab,genrealstab,ggeneralstab,gneeralstab
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Generalstab - 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.
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.
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Using “Generalstab”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is G-E-N-E-R-A-L-S-T-A-B - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ɡenəˈʁaːlˌʃtaːp] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.