Gewerbebetrieb

[ɡəˈvɛʁbəbəˌtʁiːp]

/[ɡəˈvɛʁbəbəˌtʁiːp]/ noun

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The verdict

“Gewerbebetrieb” is uncommon German (frequency #57,912 among 54,401 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,912
frequency rank, German
54,401
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Unternehmen, das in selbstständiger Tätigkeit zur Erzielung von Gewinn betrieben wird, wie beispielsweise Handwerksbetriebe, Handelsunternehmen, Logistikunternehmen

Key facts for Gewerbebetrieb
PropertyValue
HeadwordGewerbebetrieb
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡəˈvɛʁbəbəˌtʁiːp]
Letters14
Frequency rank#57,912
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Gewerbebetrieb” 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). Gewerbebetrieb 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

Gewerbebetrieb is uncommon German at frequency #57,912 among 54,401 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡəˈvɛʁbəbəˌtʁiːp]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Unternehmen, das in selbstständiger Tätigkeit zur Erzielung von Gewinn betrieben wird, wie beispielsweise Handwerksbetriebe, Handelsunternehmen, Logistikunternehmen".

Zero misspellings are on record for Gewerbebetrieb in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Gewerbebetrieb, spelled G-E-W-E-R-B-E-B-E-T-R-I-E-B.

Definition

  1. 1
    Unternehmen, das in selbstständiger Tätigkeit zur Erzielung von Gewinn betrieben wird, wie beispielsweise Handwerksbetriebe, Handelsunternehmen, Logistikunternehmen

Synonyms

GewerbefirmaGewerbeunternehmen

This word in other languages

business(English)

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 "Gewerbebetrieb"?
"Gewerbebetrieb" is spelled G-E-W-E-R-B-E-B-E-T-R-I-E-B. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈvɛʁbəbəˌtʁiːp].
What does "Gewerbebetrieb" mean?
As a noun, "Gewerbebetrieb" means: Unternehmen, das in selbstständiger Tätigkeit zur Erzielung von Gewinn betrieben wird, wie beispielsweise Handwerksbetriebe, Handelsunternehmen, Logistikunternehmen
How do you pronounce "Gewerbebetrieb"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gewerbebetrieb" is [ɡəˈvɛʁbəbəˌtʁiːp]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gewerbebetrieb" come from?
"Gewerbebetrieb" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “Gewerbebetrieb”

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

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