Gibbon
[ˈɡɪbɔn]
The verdict
“Gibbon” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Primat aus der Familie Hylobatidae mit langen vorderen Gliedmaßen
Corpus desk
Index DE-gibbon · Gibbon · German
Gibbon · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Gibbon |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɡɪbɔn] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Gibbon“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Gibbon is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡɪbɔn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Primat aus der Familie Hylobatidae mit langen vorderen Gliedmaßen".
Gibbon has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Gibbon, spelled G-I-B-B-O-N.
Definition
- 1Primat aus der Familie Hylobatidae mit langen vorderen Gliedmaßen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Gibbon appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Gibbons ernähren sich vorwiegend von Pflanzen.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.