Gitterstäbe

[ˈɡɪtɐˌʃtɛːbə]

/[ˈɡɪtɐˌʃtɛːbə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Gitterstäbe” is uncommon German (frequency #81,604 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,604
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Gitterstab

Corpus desk

Index DE-gitterstabe · Gitterstäbe · German

Gitterstäbe · rank #81,604 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #81,604
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ghanas

Nearest frequency peer: Ghanas (-2 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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Gitterstäbe“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Gitterstäbe“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Gitterstäbe
PropertyValue
HeadwordGitterstäbe
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɡɪtɐˌʃtɛːbə]
Letters11
Frequency rank#81,604
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Gitterstäbe“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Gitterstäbefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Ghanas“ (#81,602), „glattem“ (#81,606), „gewunken“ (#81,601). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Gitterstäbe“ bei #81,604. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Gitterstäbe is uncommon German at frequency #81,604 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡɪtɐˌʃtɛːbə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Gitterstäbe in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Gitterstäbe, spelled G-I-T-T-E-R-S-T-Ä-B-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Gitterstab
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Gitterstab
  3. 3
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Gitterstab

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 "Gitterstäbe"?
"Gitterstäbe" is spelled G-I-T-T-E-R-S-T-Ä-B-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡɪtɐˌʃtɛːbə].
What does "Gitterstäbe" mean?
As a noun, "Gitterstäbe" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Gitterstab
How do you pronounce "Gitterstäbe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gitterstäbe" is [ˈɡɪtɐˌʃtɛːbə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Glücksgriff#81,612gekleideter#81,583Grundformen#81,630Gegebenheit#81,575

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list