Generalstabes

[ɡenəˈʁaːlˌʃtaːbəs]

/[ɡenəˈʁaːlˌʃtaːbəs]/ noun

The verdict

“Generalstabes” is uncommon German (frequency #74,614 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#74,614
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Generalstab

Corpus desk

Index DE-generalstabes · Generalstabes · German

Generalstabes · rank #74,614 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #74,614
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Generators

Nearest frequency peer: Generators (+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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Generalstabes”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Generalstabes” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Generalstabes
PropertyValue
HeadwordGeneralstabes
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡenəˈʁaːlˌʃtaːbəs]
Letters13
Frequency rank#74,614
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “Generalstabes” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Generalstabesliegt hier:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „Generators“ (#74,615), „Gemüsesorten“ (#74,612), „Geretsried“ (#74,617). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Generalstabes is uncommon German at frequency #74,614 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡenəˈʁaːlˌʃtaːbəs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Generalstab".

Generalstabes doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Generalstabes, spelled G-E-N-E-R-A-L-S-T-A-B-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Generalstab

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 "Generalstabes"?
"Generalstabes" is spelled G-E-N-E-R-A-L-S-T-A-B-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡenəˈʁaːlˌʃtaːbəs].
What does "Generalstabes" mean?
As a noun, "Generalstabes" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Generalstab
How do you pronounce "Generalstabes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Generalstabes" is [ɡenəˈʁaːlˌʃtaːbəs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Generalstabes" come from?
"Generalstabes" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list