Gobelin
[ɡobəˈlɛ̃ː]
The verdict
“Gobelin” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Wandteppich mit kunstvollen Stickereien, die Muster oder Bildszenen darstellen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Gobelin |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɡobəˈlɛ̃ː] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Gobelin” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Gobelin is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡobəˈlɛ̃ː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Wandteppich mit kunstvollen Stickereien, die Muster oder Bildszenen darstellen".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Gobelin, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 Gobelin, spelled G-O-B-E-L-I-N.
Definition
- 1Wandteppich mit kunstvollen Stickereien, die Muster oder Bildszenen darstellen
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.
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Using “Gobelin”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is G-O-B-E-L-I-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ɡobəˈlɛ̃ː] (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.