pabulum
The verdict
“pabulum” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nahrung für Rinder und Pferde; Futter, Viehfutter; Furage
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pabulum |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “pabulum” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for pabulum is 7 letters long, classified as a noun. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
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.
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Using “pabulum”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is P-A-B-U-L-U-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.