Grabung

[ˈɡʁaːbʊŋ]

/[ˈɡʁaːbʊŋ]/ noun

The verdict

“Grabung” is uncommon German (frequency #57,042 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,042
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Aktion, um archäologisch relevante Bodenfunde zu entdecken und zu sichern

Corpus desk

Index DE-grabung · Grabung · German

Grabung · rank #57,042 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #57,042
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Gouvernements

Nearest frequency peer: Gouvernements (-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 „Grabung“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Grabung
PropertyValue
HeadwordGrabung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɡʁaːbʊŋ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#57,042
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Grabung“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Gouvernements“ (#57,041), „Grafschaften“ (#57,043), „gnadenlose“ (#57,040). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Grabung“ bei #57,042. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Grabung is uncommon German at frequency #57,042 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡʁaːbʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Aktion, um archäologisch relevante Bodenfunde zu entdecken und zu sichern".

No misspelling variants are generated for Grabung in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Grabung, spelled G-R-A-B-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Aktion, um archäologisch relevante Bodenfunde zu entdecken und zu sichern

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Anfang des 21. Jahrhunderts stieß man bei Grabungen (Leiter: Thoms Krekel) südwestlich des Haupttores auf eine Bastion mit kleiner Toröffnung.“
  2. „Archäologen haben bei einer Grabung in Stuttgart rund hundert Pferdeskelette aus dem alten Rom entdeckt.“

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 "Grabung"?
"Grabung" is spelled G-R-A-B-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡʁaːbʊŋ].
What does "Grabung" mean?
As a noun, "Grabung" means: Aktion, um archäologisch relevante Bodenfunde zu entdecken und zu sichern
How do you pronounce "Grabung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Grabung" is [ˈɡʁaːbʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Grabung" come from?
"Grabung" 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 "Grabung", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list