pabulum
The verdict
“pabulum” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nahrung für Rinder und Pferde; Futter, Viehfutter; Furage
Corpus desk
Index DE-pabulum · pabulum · German
pabulum · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" 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 | pabulum |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „pabulum“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
pabulum is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for pabulum in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is pabulum, spelled P-A-B-U-L-U-M.
Definition
- 1Nahrung für Rinder und Pferde; Futter, Viehfutter; Furage
- 2wachsende Futterpflanzen, Weide
- 3Futterpflanze, Futterkraut
- 4Nahrung, Futter
- 5Nahrung von Bienen; Nektar
- 6Nahrung für den Boden und/oder Pflanzen; Dung
- 7Quelle für Feuer oder Wind
- 8Quelle für Gedanken oder Gefühle; Nahrung, Futter
- 9Kanonenfutter
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how pabulum appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Bubilia bona, bonas praesepis faliscas clatratas: clatros interesse oportet pede: si ita feceris, pabulum boves non eicient.“ (Cato agr. 4, 1)
„post imbrem autumnum, rapinam, pabulum lupinumque serito.“ (Cato agr. 5,8)
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.