Tabulatur
[tabulaˈtuːɐ̯]
The verdict
“Tabulatur” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Kurzschrift, die die üblichen Musiknoten in einer Griffschrift darstellt. Üblich für Gitarre und Bass, früher auch für Organisten
Corpus desk
Index DE-tabulatur · Tabulatur · German
Tabulatur · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "T" 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 | Tabulatur |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [tabulaˈtuːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Tabulatur“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Tabulatur is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [tabulaˈtuːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Kurzschrift, die die üblichen Musiknoten in einer Griffschrift darstellt. Üblich für Gitarre und Bass, früher auch für Organisten".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Tabulatur in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Tabulatur, spelled T-A-B-U-L-A-T-U-R.
Definition
- 1Kurzschrift, die die üblichen Musiknoten in einer Griffschrift darstellt. Üblich für Gitarre und Bass, früher auch für Organisten
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Tabulatur appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ich kann keine Noten lesen - hast du den Song auch als Tabulatur?
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.