Gewölbe

/[ɡəˈvœlbə]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#20,938

in German word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

9

similar word pairs

Gewölbe is aGermannoun. It means: gebogener oberer Raumabschluss Pronounced [ɡəˈvœlbə]. Often confused with gewollt and gewölbt.

Key facts for Gewölbe
PropertyValue
HeadwordGewölbe
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡəˈvœlbə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#20,938
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Gewölbe is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɡəˈvœlbə]. Corpus data places it at rank #20,938 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Gewölbe, with forms such as "egwölbe", "gewlöbe", and "gewwölbe". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "gewollt", "gewölbt", "geworben", and more, 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 Gewölbe, spelled G-E-W-Ö-L-B-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    gebogener oberer Raumabschluss
  2. 2
    Raum mit einem Gewölbe nach [1]

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: egwölbe,gewlöbe,gewwölbe,gewöble,gewölbbe,gewöleb,gewöllbe,geöwlbe,ggewölbe,gweölbe

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Gewölbe

Misspelling Variants of "Gewölbe"

egwölbe7gewlöbe7gewwölbe8gewöble7gewölbbe8gewöleb7gewöllbe8geöwlbe7
Misspelling Variants of "Gewölbe"

Frequency rank: #20,938 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Gewölbe"?
"Gewölbe" is spelled G-E-W-Ö-L-B-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈvœlbə].
What does "Gewölbe" mean?
As a noun, "Gewölbe" means: gebogener oberer Raumabschluss
What words are commonly confused with "Gewölbe"?
"Gewölbe" is commonly confused with "gewollt", "gewölbt", "geworben". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Gewölbe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gewölbe" is [ɡəˈvœlbə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gewölbe" come from?
"Gewölbe" 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. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.