Grabhügel

[ˈɡʁaːpˌhyːɡl̩]

/[ˈɡʁaːpˌhyːɡl̩]/ noun

The verdict

“Grabhügel” is uncommon German (frequency #67,281 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,281
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Erdaufschüttung über einer Grabstelle

Corpus desk

Index DE-grabhugel · Grabhügel · German

Grabhügel · rank #67,281 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,281
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Gouverneure

Nearest frequency peer: Gouverneure (-1 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 „Grabhügel“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Grabhügel
PropertyValue
HeadwordGrabhügel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɡʁaːpˌhyːɡl̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#67,281
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Grabhügel“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Grabhügelfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Gouverneure“ (#67,280), „Granat“ (#67,282), „grollen“ (#67,283). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Grabhügel“ bei #67,281. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Grabhügel is uncommon German at frequency #67,281 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡʁaːpˌhyːɡl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Erdaufschüttung über einer Grabstelle".

Grabhügel doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. 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 carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Grabhügel, spelled G-R-A-B-H-Ü-G-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Erdaufschüttung über einer Grabstelle

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Grabhügel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „So finden wir kleine Grabhügel von etwa 1 bis 2 m Höhe und einem Durchmesser von 10 bis 20 m, aber auch sogenannte Fürstengräber mit mehr als 100 m Durchmesser und einer Höhe von über 10 m.“
  2. „Er wollte einen kleineren machen, der besser zum Grabhügel gepaßt hätte, aber selbst für Billy konnte er keine besondere Form herstellen und mußte die normale benutzen.“

Synonyms

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); 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 "Grabhügel"?
"Grabhügel" is spelled G-R-A-B-H-Ü-G-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡʁaːpˌhyːɡl̩].
What does "Grabhügel" mean?
As a noun, "Grabhügel" means: Erdaufschüttung über einer Grabstelle
How do you pronounce "Grabhügel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Grabhügel" is [ˈɡʁaːpˌhyːɡl̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Grabhügel" come from?
"Grabhügel" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list