Gibraltar

[ɡiˈbʁaltaʁ]

/[ɡiˈbʁaltaʁ]/ name

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The verdict

“Gibraltar” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #20,273. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,273
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Halbinsel an der Südspitze Spaniens unter britischer Herrschaft

Corpus desk

Index DE-gibraltar · Gibraltar · German

Gibraltar · rank #20,273 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,273
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Gewissens

Nearest frequency peer: Gewissens (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Gibraltar“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Gibraltar“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Gibraltar
PropertyValue
HeadwordGibraltar
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ɡiˈbʁaltaʁ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#20,273
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Gibraltar“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Gibraltarliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Gewissens“ (#20,272), „gierig“ (#20,274), „Gewichte“ (#20,271). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Gibraltar“ bei #20,273. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Gibraltar (IPA [ɡiˈbʁaltaʁ]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #20,273 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Halbinsel an der Südspitze Spaniens unter britischer Herrschaft".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Gibraltar, with forms such as "gbiraltar", "ggibraltar", and "gibarltar". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Gibraltar, spelled G-I-B-R-A-L-T-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Halbinsel an der Südspitze Spaniens unter britischer Herrschaft

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Gibraltar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Gibraltar gehört (trotz der Lage auf dem europäischen Festland) als Britisches Überseegebiet zum Vereinigten Königreich Großbritannien und Nordirland.
  2. „Noch in Wien als Thronfolger vereidigt kam Karl (III.) im Mai 1704 in Lissabon an. Nunmehr griffen die Kriegshandlungen auch auf Spanien selbst über, und die Engländer besetzten in einem Vorstoß Gibraltar, das sich seitdem in ihrem Besitz befindet. Dieser Verlust band Philipp V. und Madrid noch enger an Ludwig XIV.“

This word in other languages

Gibraltar(English)Gibraltar(Español)Gibraltar(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • gbiraltar
  • ggibraltar
  • gibarltar
  • gibbraltar
  • gibralatr
  • gibralltar
  • gibraltarr
  • gibraltra
  • gibralttar
  • gibratlar
  • gibrlatar
  • gibrraltar
  • girbaltar
  • igbraltar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Gibraltar - 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.

gbiraltar2ggibraltar1gibarltar2gibbraltar1gibralatr2gibralltar1gibraltarr1gibraltra2
Edit distance from "Gibraltar"

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 "Gibraltar"?
"Gibraltar" is spelled G-I-B-R-A-L-T-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡiˈbʁaltaʁ].
What does "Gibraltar" mean?
As a proper noun, "Gibraltar" means: Halbinsel an der Südspitze Spaniens unter britischer Herrschaft
What are common misspellings of "Gibraltar"?
Common misspellings include "gbiraltar", "ggibraltar", "gibarltar", "gibbraltar", "gibralatr". The correct spelling is "Gibraltar".
How do you pronounce "Gibraltar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gibraltar" is [ɡiˈbʁaltaʁ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gibraltar" come from?
"Gibraltar" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Gibraltar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Gewissens#20,272gesuchten#20,268genaueres#20,262fürchtete#20,260

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

geschaffene14 variantsHeimspiele14 variantsFriederike14 variantsFriedberg14 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list