gottlob
[ɡɔtˈloːp]
The verdict
“gottlob” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #28,691 in German word frequency and used as an adverb.
- #28,691
- frequency rank, German
- 7
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - zum Glück, Erleichterung zum Ausdruck bringend
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gottlob |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | [ɡɔtˈloːp] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #28,691 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “gottlob” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for gottlob is 7 letters long, classified as an adverb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɡɔtˈloːp]. Corpus data places it at rank #28,691 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "zum Glück, Erleichterung zum Ausdruck bringend".
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for gottlob, with forms such as "ggottlob", "gotlob", and "gotltob". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is gottlob, spelled G-O-T-T-L-O-B.
Definition
- 1zum Glück, Erleichterung zum Ausdruck bringend
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ggottlob,gotlob,gotltob,gottlbo,gottllob,gottlobb,gottolb,gtotlob,ogttlob
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of gottlob - 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.
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.
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Using “gottlob”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is G-O-T-T-L-O-B - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ɡɔtˈloːp] (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.