Getriebe

/[ɡəˈtʁiːbə]/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#11,886

in German word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

Getriebe is aGermannoun. It means: allgemein: bewegliche Verbindungen von Teilen zum Übertragen und Umwandeln von Drehzahlen oder Drehmomenten zum Führen von Teilen auf einer Bahn. Pronounced [ɡəˈtʁiːbə]. Often confused with getrieben and gerieben.

Key facts for Getriebe
PropertyValue
HeadwordGetriebe
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡəˈtʁiːbə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#11,886
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Getriebe in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Getriebe is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɡəˈtʁiːbə]. Corpus data places it at rank #11,886 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for Getriebe, with forms such as "egtriebe", "gertiebe", and "getirebe". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "getrieben", "gerieben", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Getriebe, spelled G-E-T-R-I-E-B-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    allgemein: bewegliche Verbindungen von Teilen zum Übertragen und Umwandeln von Drehzahlen oder Drehmomenten zum Führen von Teilen auf einer Bahn.
  2. 2
    Ein Getriebe nach [1], bei dem zwischen mehreren Übersetzungsverhältnissen (sprich: Gängen) hin- und her geschaltet werden kann
  3. 3
    Gesamtheit der Handlungen einer Menschenmenge

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: egtriebe,gertiebe,getirebe,getreibe,getribee,getriebbe,getrieeb,getrriebe,gettriebe,ggetriebe,gteriebe

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Getriebe

Misspelling Variants of "Getriebe"

egtriebe8gertiebe8getirebe8getreibe8getribee8getriebbe9getrieeb8getrriebe9
Misspelling Variants of "Getriebe"

Frequency rank: #11,886 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Getriebe"?
"Getriebe" is spelled G-E-T-R-I-E-B-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈtʁiːbə].
What does "Getriebe" mean?
As a noun, "Getriebe" means: allgemein: bewegliche Verbindungen von Teilen zum Übertragen und Umwandeln von Drehzahlen oder Drehmomenten zum Führen von Teilen auf einer Bahn.
What words are commonly confused with "Getriebe"?
"Getriebe" is commonly confused with "getrieben", "gerieben". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Getriebe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Getriebe" is [ɡəˈtʁiːbə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Getriebe" come from?
"Getriebe" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.