Beelzebub
[ˈbeːlt͡səˌbuːp]
The verdict
“Beelzebub” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - oberster Teufel (in der Gestalt einer Fliege)
Corpus desk
Index DE-beelzebub · Beelzebub · German
Beelzebub · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Beelzebub |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [ˈbeːlt͡səˌbuːp] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Beelzebub“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Beelzebub is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈbeːlt͡səˌbuːp]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "oberster Teufel (in der Gestalt einer Fliege)".
Beelzebub has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 Beelzebub, spelled B-E-E-L-Z-E-B-U-B.
Definition
- 1oberster Teufel (in der Gestalt einer Fliege)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Beelzebub appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Er hatte einen Pakt mit ihm, der ihn auf den Papstthron gebracht hat: zwölf Jahre vier Tage dürfe er Papst sein – danach gehöre seine dreckige Seele ihm, dem Beelzebub, so galt der Vertrag.“
„Das Lächeln wurde zu einer Öffnung der ewigen Verdammnis, und dem Buchbinder, der versucht hatte, auf dem rechten Weg zu bleiben, ging der wahnsinnige Gedanke durch den Kopf, dass der Beelzebub persönlich einen seiner Handlager geschickt hatte, um ihm die scharfen Zähne zu zeigen, die im Maul der Hölle steckten.“
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.