Grabow

[ˈɡʁaːboː]

/[ˈɡʁaːboː]/ name

The verdict

“Grabow” is uncommon German (frequency #79,248 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,248
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Stadt in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Deutschland

Corpus desk

Index DE-grabow · Grabow · German

Grabow · rank #79,248 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #79,248
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Grabkammer

Nearest frequency peer: Grabkammer (-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 „Grabow“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Grabow
PropertyValue
HeadwordGrabow
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈɡʁaːboː]
Letters6
Frequency rank#79,248
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Grabow“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Grabowfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Grabkammer“ (#79,247), „Grabsteinen“ (#79,249), „gottlos“ (#79,246). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Grabow“ bei #79,248. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Grabow is uncommon German at frequency #79,248 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈɡʁaːboː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Stadt in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Deutschland".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Grabow, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Grabow, spelled G-R-A-B-O-W.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Stadt in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Deutschland

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Grabow liegt in Deutschlands Nordosten.

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 "Grabow"?
"Grabow" is spelled G-R-A-B-O-W. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡʁaːboː].
What does "Grabow" mean?
As a proper noun, "Grabow" means: eine Stadt in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Deutschland
How do you pronounce "Grabow"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Grabow" is [ˈɡʁaːboː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Grabow" come from?
"Grabow" 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 "Grabow", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list