portabel
[pɔʁˈtaːbl̩]
The verdict
“portabel” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - die Eigenschaft eines Gegenstandes, sich leicht transportieren zu lassen
Corpus desk
Index DE-portabel · portabel · German
portabel · 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 "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 | portabel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [pɔʁˈtaːbl̩] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „portabel“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
portabel is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [pɔʁˈtaːbl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
portabel has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, 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 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 portabel, spelled P-O-R-T-A-B-E-L.
Definition
- 1die Eigenschaft eines Gegenstandes, sich leicht transportieren zu lassen
- 2gut/leicht übertragbar
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how portabel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Bühnenteile in Studio 1 sind portabel, die in Studio 2 jedoch fest eingebaut.
Wir nehmen das kleinere Fernsehgerät mit in den Urlaub, da dieses portabler als das große Gerät ist.
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.