Gyros
[ˈɡyːʁɔs]
The verdict
“Gyros” is uncommon German (frequency #52,909 among 54,401 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #52,909
- frequency rank, German
- 54,401
- “G” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - griechisches Fleischgericht, bei dem am drehenden Spieß gegrilltes und nach und nach in kleinen, fertig gegarten Stücken abgeschnittenes Fleisch mit jeweils unterschiedlichen Beilagen auf dem Telle...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Gyros |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɡyːʁɔs] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #52,909 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Gyros” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Gyros is uncommon German at frequency #52,909 among 54,401 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡyːʁɔs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Gyros doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Gyros, spelled G-Y-R-O-S.
Definition
- 1griechisches Fleischgericht, bei dem am drehenden Spieß gegrilltes und nach und nach in kleinen, fertig gegarten Stücken abgeschnittenes Fleisch mit jeweils unterschiedlichen Beilagen auf dem Teller serviert wird
- 2von „Gyros Pita“, einem unter Verwendung von [1] zubereitetem Fast Food-Gericht, bei dem das Fleisch zusammen mit Gemüse und Soße in einem aufgeschnittenen oder eingewickelt in einem Fladenbrot („Pita“) dargereicht wird
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); 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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Using “Gyros”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is G-Y-R-O-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.