variabel

/[vaˈʁi̯aːbl̩]/ adj

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#21,460

in German word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

variabel is anGermanadj. It means: so dass man es leicht abwandeln und variieren kann Pronounced [vaˈʁi̯aːbl̩]. Often confused with Variable and variablen.

Key facts for variabel
PropertyValue
Headwordvariabel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[vaˈʁi̯aːbl̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#21,460
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for variabel is 8 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [vaˈʁi̯aːbl̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #21,460 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "so dass man es leicht abwandeln und variieren kann".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for variabel, with forms such as "avriabel", "vairabel", and "varaibel". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Variable", "variablen", "variabler", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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 variabel, spelled V-A-R-I-A-B-E-L, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    so dass man es leicht abwandeln und variieren kann

Antonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: avriabel,vairabel,varaibel,variabbel,variabell,variaebl,varibael,varriabel,vraiabel,vvariabel

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for variabel

Misspelling Variants of "variabel"

avriabel8vairabel8varaibel8variabbel9variabell9variaebl8varibael8varriabel9
Misspelling Variants of "variabel"

Frequency rank: #21,460 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "variabel"?
"variabel" is spelled V-A-R-I-A-B-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [vaˈʁi̯aːbl̩].
What does "variabel" mean?
As an adj, "variabel" means: so dass man es leicht abwandeln und variieren kann
What words are commonly confused with "variabel"?
"variabel" is commonly confused with "Variable", "variablen", "variabler". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "variabel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "variabel" is [vaˈʁi̯aːbl̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "variabel" come from?
"variabel" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.