Beiname

[ˈbaɪ̯ˌnaːmə]

/[ˈbaɪ̯ˌnaːmə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Beiname” is uncommon German (frequency #77,736 among 72,680 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,736
frequency rank, German
72,680
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Zusatz zum eigentlichen Namen

Key facts for Beiname
PropertyValue
HeadwordBeiname
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbaɪ̯ˌnaːmə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#77,736
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Beiname” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Beiname lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Beiname is uncommon German at frequency #77,736 among 72,680 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbaɪ̯ˌnaːmə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Beiname in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. 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.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Beiname, spelled B-E-I-N-A-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Zusatz zum eigentlichen Namen
  2. 2
    charakterisierendes, typisierendes Adjektiv

Synonyms

SpitznameEpitheton

Antonyms

NachnameVorname

This word in other languages

nickname(English)surnom(Français)

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 "Beiname"?
"Beiname" is spelled B-E-I-N-A-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbaɪ̯ˌnaːmə].
What does "Beiname" mean?
As a noun, "Beiname" means: Zusatz zum eigentlichen Namen
How do you pronounce "Beiname"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Beiname" is [ˈbaɪ̯ˌnaːmə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Beiname" come from?
"Beiname" 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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Using “Beiname”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is B-E-I-N-A-M-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈbaɪ̯ˌnaːmə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list