Bekennerschreiben

[bəˈkɛnɐˌʃʁaɪ̯bn̩]

/[bəˈkɛnɐˌʃʁaɪ̯bn̩]/ noun

The verdict

“Bekennerschreiben” is uncommon German (frequency #53,519 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,519
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Schreiben, in dem jemand offenbart, Verursacher von etwas zu sein

Corpus desk

Index DE-bekennerschreiben · Bekennerschreiben · German

Bekennerschreiben · rank #53,519 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,519
  • LEN-MEGA 17 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH beitrugen

Nearest frequency peer: beitrugen (-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 „Bekennerschreiben“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Bekennerschreiben
PropertyValue
HeadwordBekennerschreiben
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[bəˈkɛnɐˌʃʁaɪ̯bn̩]
Letters17
Frequency rank#53,519
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Bekennerschreiben“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Bekennerschreibenfällt 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: „beitrugen“ (#53,518), „belustigt“ (#53,520), „belügt“ (#53,521). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Bekennerschreiben“ bei #53,519. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Bekennerschreiben is uncommon German at frequency #53,519 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [bəˈkɛnɐˌʃʁaɪ̯bn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Schreiben, in dem jemand offenbart, Verursacher von etwas zu sein".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Bekennerschreiben, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, 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 best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Bekennerschreiben, spelled B-E-K-E-N-N-E-R-S-C-H-R-E-I-B-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Schreiben, in dem jemand offenbart, Verursacher von etwas zu sein

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „An diverse Lokalblätter verschickte der Mörder verschlüsselte Bekennerschreiben, deren Veröffentlichung er mit der Androhung neuer Morde erpresste.“

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 "Bekennerschreiben"?
"Bekennerschreiben" is spelled B-E-K-E-N-N-E-R-S-C-H-R-E-I-B-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈkɛnɐˌʃʁaɪ̯bn̩].
What does "Bekennerschreiben" mean?
As a noun, "Bekennerschreiben" means: Schreiben, in dem jemand offenbart, Verursacher von etwas zu sein
How do you pronounce "Bekennerschreiben"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Bekennerschreiben" is [bəˈkɛnɐˌʃʁaɪ̯bn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Bekennerschreiben" come from?
"Bekennerschreiben" 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 "Bekennerschreiben", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 17 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list