Gummiarabikum
[ˌɡʊmiʔaˈʁaːbikʊm]
The verdict
“Gummiarabikum” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - gummiartiges Harz verschiedener afrikanischer Akazien, das zur Herstellung von Klebstoffen, Bindemitteln und Farben verwendet wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-gummiarabikum · Gummiarabikum · German
Gummiarabikum · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | Gummiarabikum |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˌɡʊmiʔaˈʁaːbikʊm] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Gummiarabikum“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Gummiarabikum is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌɡʊmiʔaˈʁaːbikʊm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "gummiartiges Harz verschiedener afrikanischer Akazien, das zur Herstellung von Klebstoffen, Bindemitteln und Farben verwendet wird".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Gummiarabikum, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Gummiarabikum, spelled G-U-M-M-I-A-R-A-B-I-K-U-M.
Definition
- 1gummiartiges Harz verschiedener afrikanischer Akazien, das zur Herstellung von Klebstoffen, Bindemitteln und Farben verwendet wird
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Gummiarabikum appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Es handelte sich in der Tat nur darum, daß man Gallapfeltinktur mit Vitriollösung mischen und etwas Gummiarabikum hinzufügen mußte.“
„Mit einer scharfen Zange lochte er nun Débras' Foto an vorher genau festge´legten Stellen und befestigte es mit Gummiarabikum und zwei Schuhösen im Paß.“
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.