bauernschlau
[ˈbaʊ̯ɐnˌʃlaʊ̯]
The verdict
“bauernschlau” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - wenig gebildet und doch listig und berechnend
Corpus desk
Index DE-bauernschlau · bauernschlau · German
bauernschlau · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bauernschlau |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈbaʊ̯ɐnˌʃlaʊ̯] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „bauernschlau“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
bauernschlau is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈbaʊ̯ɐnˌʃlaʊ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "wenig gebildet und doch listig und berechnend".
Zero misspellings are on record for bauernschlau in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is bauernschlau, spelled B-A-U-E-R-N-S-C-H-L-A-U.
Definition
- 1wenig gebildet und doch listig und berechnend
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how bauernschlau appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er war ein bauernschlauer Mann, ein hervorragender Diplomat und ein gewiefter Menschenkenner.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.