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 September 3, 2026) - sehr verbreitete, klassische Form eines Daches mit zwei gegeneinander geneigten Dachflächen, die einen dreieckigen, senkrecht stehenden Giebel ergeben
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Index DE-giebeldach · Giebeldach · German
Giebeldach · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | Giebeldach |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɡiːbl̩ˌdax] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Giebeldach“ im Deutschen
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
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Giebeldach appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Vom Giebeldach der dahinter liegenden Scheune rutschte ebenfalls der Schnee aufs Flachdach.“
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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.