Gerberei

[ɡɛʁbəˈʁaɪ̯]

/[ɡɛʁbəˈʁaɪ̯]/ noun

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The verdict

“Gerberei” is uncommon German (frequency #87,747 among 54,401 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,747
frequency rank, German
54,401
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Betrieb, der Tierhäute zu Leder verarbeitet

Key facts for Gerberei
PropertyValue
HeadwordGerberei
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡɛʁbəˈʁaɪ̯]
Letters8
Frequency rank#87,747
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Gerberei” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Gerberei lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Gerberei is uncommon German at frequency #87,747 among 54,401 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡɛʁbəˈʁaɪ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Betrieb, der Tierhäute zu Leder verarbeitet".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Gerberei in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Gerberei, spelled G-E-R-B-E-R-E-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    Betrieb, der Tierhäute zu Leder verarbeitet

Synonyms

Lederfabrik

This word in other languages

tannery(English)curtiduría(Español)tannerie(Français)curtume(Português)

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 "Gerberei"?
"Gerberei" is spelled G-E-R-B-E-R-E-I. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡɛʁbəˈʁaɪ̯].
What does "Gerberei" mean?
As a noun, "Gerberei" means: Betrieb, der Tierhäute zu Leder verarbeitet
How do you pronounce "Gerberei"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gerberei" is [ɡɛʁbəˈʁaɪ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gerberei" come from?
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Using “Gerberei”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is G-E-R-B-E-R-E-I - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ɡɛʁbəˈʁaɪ̯] (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

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list