Silbergibbon
[ˈzɪlbɐˌɡɪbɔn]
The verdict
“Silbergibbon” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Vertreter der Familie der kleinen Menschenaffen oder Gibbonähnlichen (Hylobatidae), der die Urwälder auf Java bewohnt
Corpus desk
Index DE-silbergibbon · Silbergibbon · German
Silbergibbon · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" 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 | Silbergibbon |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈzɪlbɐˌɡɪbɔn] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Silbergibbon“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Silbergibbon is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzɪlbɐˌɡɪbɔn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein Vertreter der Familie der kleinen Menschenaffen oder Gibbonähnlichen (Hylobatidae), der die Urwälder auf Java bewohnt".
Silbergibbon doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Silbergibbon, spelled S-I-L-B-E-R-G-I-B-B-O-N.
Definition
- 1ein Vertreter der Familie der kleinen Menschenaffen oder Gibbonähnlichen (Hylobatidae), der die Urwälder auf Java bewohnt
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Silbergibbon appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Silbergibbon hat sehr große ausdrucksvolle, braune Augen.
Synonyms
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.