Grabstichel
[ˈɡʁaːpˌʃtɪçel]
The verdict
“Grabstichel” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein kleiner Meißel zur Bearbeitung von Metall, der nicht mit dem Hammer, sondern nur mit der Hand geführt wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-grabstichel · Grabstichel · German
Grabstichel · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Grabstichel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɡʁaːpˌʃtɪçel] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Grabstichel“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Grabstichel is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡʁaːpˌʃtɪçel]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for Grabstichel in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 Grabstichel, spelled G-R-A-B-S-T-I-C-H-E-L.
Definition
- 1ein kleiner Meißel zur Bearbeitung von Metall, der nicht mit dem Hammer, sondern nur mit der Hand geführt wird
- 2ein Sternbild des Südhimmels
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Grabstichel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Mit dem Grabstichel wird unter dem Druck der Hand, das Metall als Span ausgehoben.
Grabstichel ist ein sehr unauffälliges Sternbild in einem sternenarmen Gebiet des südlichen Himmels.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.