Gibibyte
[ˈɡiːbiˌbaɪ̯t]
The verdict
“Gibibyte” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Maßeinheit der Datenmenge, 1 Gibibyte = 1024 Mebibyte = 2³⁰ Byte = 1 073 741 824 Byte
Corpus desk
Index DE-gibibyte · Gibibyte · German
Gibibyte · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Gibibyte |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɡiːbiˌbaɪ̯t] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Gibibyte“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Gibibyte is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡiːbiˌbaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Maßeinheit der Datenmenge, 1 Gibibyte = 1024 Mebibyte = 2³⁰ Byte = 1 073 741 824 Byte".
No misspelling variants are generated for Gibibyte in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Gibibyte, spelled G-I-B-I-B-Y-T-E.
Definition
- 1Maßeinheit der Datenmenge, 1 Gibibyte = 1024 Mebibyte = 2³⁰ Byte = 1 073 741 824 Byte
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Gibibyte appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ein Gibibyte umfasst 7,4 % mehr Bits als ein Gigabyte.
Festplatten werden oft mit ihrer Kapazität in Gigabyte beworben, denn eine 500-Gigabyte-Festplatte lässt sich besser verkaufen als eine 465-Gibibyte-Festplatte.
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.