Getriebe
[ɡəˈtʁiːbə]
The verdict
“Getriebe” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #11,886 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #11,886
- frequency rank, German
- 8
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - allgemein: bewegliche Verbindungen von Teilen zum Übertragen und Umwandeln von Drehzahlen oder Drehmomenten zum Führen von Teilen auf einer Bahn.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Getriebe |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɡəˈtʁiːbə] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #11,886 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Getriebe” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Getriebe is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, 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 generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Getriebe, with forms such as "egtriebe", "gertiebe", and "getirebe". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, 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.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Getriebe, spelled G-E-T-R-I-E-B-E.
Definition
- 1allgemein: bewegliche Verbindungen von Teilen zum Übertragen und Umwandeln von Drehzahlen oder Drehmomenten zum Führen von Teilen auf einer Bahn.
- 2Ein Getriebe nach [1], bei dem zwischen mehreren Übersetzungsverhältnissen (sprich: Gängen) hin- und her geschaltet werden kann
- 3Gesamtheit der Handlungen einer Menschenmenge
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: egtriebe,gertiebe,getirebe,getreibe,getribee,getriebbe,getrieeb,getrriebe,gettriebe,ggetriebe,gteriebe
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Getriebe - 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 “Getriebe”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is G-E-T-R-I-E-B-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ɡəˈtʁiːbə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “getrieben” - see the side-by-side comparison. Getriebe vs getrieben
- 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.