Bauchredner

[ˈbaʊ̯xˌʁeːdnɐ]

/[ˈbaʊ̯xˌʁeːdnɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Bauchredner” is uncommon German (frequency #72,200 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,200
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemand, der ohne sichtliche Mundbewegungen spricht, meist so, dass es aussieht, als spreche eine von ihm bewegte Puppe

Corpus desk

Index DE-bauchredner · Bauchredner · German

Bauchredner · rank #72,200 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,200
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Bauantrag

Nearest frequency peer: Bauantrag (-1 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 „Bauchredner“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Bauchredner
PropertyValue
HeadwordBauchredner
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbaʊ̯xˌʁeːdnɐ]
Letters11
Frequency rank#72,200
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Bauchredner“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Bauchrednerfällt 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: „Bauantrag“ (#72,199), „Baudenkmal“ (#72,201), „basin“ (#72,198). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Bauchredner“ bei #72,200. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Bauchredner is uncommon German at frequency #72,200 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbaʊ̯xˌʁeːdnɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "jemand, der ohne sichtliche Mundbewegungen spricht, meist so, dass es aussieht, als spreche eine von ihm bewegte Puppe".

Bauchredner doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Bauchredner, spelled B-A-U-C-H-R-E-D-N-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemand, der ohne sichtliche Mundbewegungen spricht, meist so, dass es aussieht, als spreche eine von ihm bewegte Puppe

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ein Bauchredner trat auf und begeisterte die Menge mit seiner sprechenden Handpuppe.
  2. „Ich erinnere mich an alles, aber wie eine auf dem Schoß des Bauchredners sitzende Puppe.“

Synonyms

Ventriloquist

This word in other languages

ventriloquist(English)ventrílocuo(Español)ventriloque(Français)ventríloquo(Português)

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 "Bauchredner"?
"Bauchredner" is spelled B-A-U-C-H-R-E-D-N-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbaʊ̯xˌʁeːdnɐ].
What does "Bauchredner" mean?
As a noun, "Bauchredner" means: jemand, der ohne sichtliche Mundbewegungen spricht, meist so, dass es aussieht, als spreche eine von ihm bewegte Puppe
How do you pronounce "Bauchredner"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Bauchredner" is [ˈbaʊ̯xˌʁeːdnɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Bauchredner" come from?
"Bauchredner" 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 "Bauchredner", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

befindenden#72,207Bandbreiten#72,192begrifflich#72,208Baiersbronn#72,187

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list