Ybbs

[ɪps]

/[ɪps]/ name

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The verdict

“Ybbs” is uncommon German (frequency #73,137 among 67 “Y” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,137
frequency rank, German
67
“Y” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Fluss in Österreich, rechter Nebenfluss der Donau

Corpus desk

Index DE-ybbs · Ybbs · German

Ybbs · rank #73,137 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,137
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 67
  • PHOTO-FINISH Zauberers

Nearest frequency peer: Zauberers (+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 „Ybbs“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Ybbs
PropertyValue
HeadwordYbbs
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ɪps]
Letters4
Frequency rank#73,137
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Ybbs“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Ybbsfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Zauberers“ (#73,139), „würgte“ (#73,134), „Zeichensprache“ (#73,140). Unter 67 „Y“-Lemmata liegt „Ybbs“ bei #73,137. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Ybbs is uncommon German at frequency #73,137 among 67 “Y” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ɪps]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein Fluss in Österreich, rechter Nebenfluss der Donau".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Ybbs, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Ybbs, spelled Y-B-B-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Fluss in Österreich, rechter Nebenfluss der Donau

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Die Ybbs entspringt in der Gemeinde Gaming.

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 "Ybbs"?
"Ybbs" is spelled Y-B-B-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ɪps].
What does "Ybbs" mean?
As a proper noun, "Ybbs" means: ein Fluss in Österreich, rechter Nebenfluss der Donau
How do you pronounce "Ybbs"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ybbs" is [ɪps]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ybbs" come from?
"Ybbs" 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 "Ybbs", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

wirk#73,122être#73,168Afra#73,209Alen#73,211

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list