Grabens
[ˈɡʁaːbn̩s]
The verdict
“Grabens” is uncommon German (frequency #58,832 among 54,401 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #58,832
- frequency rank, German
- 54,401
- “G” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Graben
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Grabens |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɡʁaːbn̩s] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #58,832 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Grabens” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Grabens is uncommon German at frequency #58,832 among 54,401 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡʁaːbn̩s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Graben".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Grabens, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Grabens, spelled G-R-A-B-E-N-S.
Definition
- 1Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Graben
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 “Grabens”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is G-R-A-B-E-N-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈɡʁaːbn̩s] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.