Vokabel

[voˈkaːbl̩]

/[voˈkaːbl̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Vokabel” is uncommon German (frequency #51,810 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,810
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Wort einer (Fremd-)Sprache

Corpus desk

Index DE-vokabel · Vokabel · German

Vokabel · rank #51,810 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,810
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH vibes

Nearest frequency peer: vibes (-2 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Vokabel“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Vokabel“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Vokabel
PropertyValue
HeadwordVokabel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[voˈkaːbl̩]
Letters7
Frequency rank#51,810
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Vokabel“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Vokabelfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „vibes“ (#51,808), „Volkshochschulen“ (#51,812), „veröffentlich“ (#51,807). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „Vokabel“ bei #51,810. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Vokabel is uncommon German at frequency #51,810 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [voˈkaːbl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Wort einer (Fremd-)Sprache".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Vokabel, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Vokabel, spelled V-O-K-A-B-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Wort einer (Fremd-)Sprache

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Vokabel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ich muss für morgen noch ein paar Vokabeln lernen.
  2. „Unsere Eltern belegten einen Sprachkurs nach dem anderen, sie lernten unaufhörlich Vokabeln, sie waren irritiert, wenn sie merkten, dass die deutschen Nachbarn Dativ statt Genitiv benutzten, und schauten daheim in ihren Lehrbüchern nach.“

This word in other languages

word(English)vocablo(Español)vocable(Français)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Vokabel"?
"Vokabel" is spelled V-O-K-A-B-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [voˈkaːbl̩].
What does "Vokabel" mean?
As a noun, "Vokabel" means: Wort einer (Fremd-)Sprache
How do you pronounce "Vokabel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Vokabel" is [voˈkaːbl̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Vokabel" come from?
"Vokabel" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Vokabel", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

werkeln#51,835wirbelt#51,844Ulrichs#51,761Zyniker#51,874

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list