Grabung
[ˈɡʁaːbʊŋ]
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
- Glycerin
Glycerin
42,962 corpus weight
- gnadenlose
gnadenlose
42,961 corpus weight
- Gouvernemen…
Gouvernements
42,960 corpus weight
- Grabung
Grabung
42,959 corpus weight
- Grafschaften
Grafschaften
42,958 corpus weight
- Grammophon
Grammophon
42,957 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Grabung“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Grabung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɡʁaːbʊŋ] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #57,042 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Grabung“ im Deutschen
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
- 1Aktion, um archäologisch relevante Bodenfunde zu entdecken und zu sichern
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Grabung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Anfang des 21. Jahrhunderts stieß man bei Grabungen (Leiter: Thoms Krekel) südwestlich des Haupttores auf eine Bastion mit kleiner Toröffnung.“
„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.
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