Tabernakel

/[tabɐˈnaːkl̩]/ noun

Letters

10 characters

Frequency Rank

#76,252

in German word usage

Misspellings

0

tracked variants

Confusables

0

similar word pairs

Tabernakel is aGermannoun. It means: ein auf vier Säulen ruhendes Dach über dem Altar Pronounced [tabɐˈnaːkl̩].

Key facts for Tabernakel
PropertyValue
HeadwordTabernakel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[tabɐˈnaːkl̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#76,252
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Tabernakel in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Tabernakel is 10 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [tabɐˈnaːkl̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #76,252 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No frequent misspelling variants are recorded for Tabernakel in our index, suggesting the orthography either follows predictable German patterns or the word is uncommon enough that typo corpora lack signal.It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Tabernakel, spelled T-A-B-E-R-N-A-K-E-L, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein auf vier Säulen ruhendes Dach über dem Altar
  2. 2
    Bauwerk: ein auf Säulen aufgebauter großer Raum
  3. 3
    ein schrankartiges Behältnis, in dem die geweihten Hostien (das Allerheiligste) aufbewahrt werden
  4. 4
    Mischkan, transportables Heiligtum der Juden bis zum Bau ihres ersten Tempels

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Frequency rank: #76,252 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Tabernakel"?
"Tabernakel" is spelled T-A-B-E-R-N-A-K-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [tabɐˈnaːkl̩].
What does "Tabernakel" mean?
As a noun, "Tabernakel" means: ein auf vier Säulen ruhendes Dach über dem Altar
How do you pronounce "Tabernakel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Tabernakel" is [tabɐˈnaːkl̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Tabernakel" come from?
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.