Bartwuchs
[ˈbaːɐ̯tˌvuːks]
The verdict
“Bartwuchs” is uncommon German (frequency #74,349 among 72,680 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #74,349
- frequency rank, German
- 72,680
- “B” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Entwicklung eines Bartes
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Bartwuchs |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈbaːɐ̯tˌvuːks] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #74,349 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Bartwuchs” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Bartwuchs is uncommon German at frequency #74,349 among 72,680 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbaːɐ̯tˌvuːks]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Entwicklung eines Bartes".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Bartwuchs, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Bartwuchs, spelled B-A-R-T-W-U-C-H-S.
Definition
- 1Entwicklung eines Bartes
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.
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Using “Bartwuchs”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is B-A-R-T-W-U-C-H-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈbaːɐ̯tˌvuːks] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.