Gyroskop
[ɡyʁoˈskoːp]
The verdict
“Gyroskop” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - rasch rotierender, symmetrischer Kreisel
Corpus desk
Index DE-gyroskop · Gyroskop · German
Gyroskop · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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 | Gyroskop |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɡyʁoˈskoːp] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Gyroskop“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Gyroskop is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡyʁoˈskoːp]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "rasch rotierender, symmetrischer Kreisel".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Gyroskop, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
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 Gyroskop, spelled G-Y-R-O-S-K-O-P.
Definition
- 1rasch rotierender, symmetrischer Kreisel
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Gyroskop appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Mit dem Gyroskop lässt sich die Achsendrehung der Erde nachweisen.
„Ein Gyroskop (auch Kreiselinstrument genannt) dient im Smartphone zur Lagebestimmung des Geräts.“
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.