Giebeldach
[ˈɡiːbl̩ˌdax]
The verdict
“Giebeldach” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - sehr verbreitete, klassische Form eines Daches mit zwei gegeneinander geneigten Dachflächen, die einen dreieckigen, senkrecht stehenden Giebel ergeben
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Giebeldach |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɡiːbl̩ˌdax] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Giebeldach” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Giebeldach is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡiːbl̩ˌdax]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sehr verbreitete, klassische Form eines Daches mit zwei gegeneinander geneigten Dachflächen, die einen dreieckigen, senkrecht stehenden Giebel ergeben".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Giebeldach, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Giebeldach, spelled G-I-E-B-E-L-D-A-C-H.
Definition
- 1sehr verbreitete, klassische Form eines Daches mit zwei gegeneinander geneigten Dachflächen, die einen dreieckigen, senkrecht stehenden Giebel ergeben
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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.
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Using “Giebeldach”
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- The one correct German spelling is G-I-E-B-E-L-D-A-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈɡiːbl̩ˌdax] (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
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.