Berufsanfänger

[bəˈʁuːfsʔanˌfɛŋɐ]

/[bəˈʁuːfsʔanˌfɛŋɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Berufsanfänger” is uncommon German (frequency #75,451 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,451
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person, die ihren beruflichen Werdegang beginnt

Corpus desk

Index DE-berufsanfanger · Berufsanfänger · German

Berufsanfänger · rank #75,451 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,451
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Berufslebens

Nearest frequency peer: Berufslebens (+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 „Berufsanfänger“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Berufsanfänger
PropertyValue
HeadwordBerufsanfänger
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[bəˈʁuːfsʔanˌfɛŋɐ]
Letters14
Frequency rank#75,451
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Berufsanfänger“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Berufsanfängerfällt 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: „Berufslebens“ (#75,452), „Bernsdorf“ (#75,449), „beschmutzen“ (#75,453). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Berufsanfänger“ bei #75,451. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Berufsanfänger is uncommon German at frequency #75,451 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [bəˈʁuːfsʔanˌfɛŋɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Person, die ihren beruflichen Werdegang beginnt".

No misspelling variants are generated for Berufsanfänger in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Berufsanfänger, spelled B-E-R-U-F-S-A-N-F-Ä-N-G-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Person, die ihren beruflichen Werdegang beginnt

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Berufsanfängerin Erna und Berufsanfänger Erwin kamen morgens gemeinsam ins Büro und das machte sie verdächtig.

Synonyms

Berufseinsteiger

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 "Berufsanfänger"?
"Berufsanfänger" is spelled B-E-R-U-F-S-A-N-F-Ä-N-G-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈʁuːfsʔanˌfɛŋɐ].
What does "Berufsanfänger" mean?
As a noun, "Berufsanfänger" means: Person, die ihren beruflichen Werdegang beginnt
How do you pronounce "Berufsanfänger"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Berufsanfänger" is [bəˈʁuːfsʔanˌfɛŋɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Berufsanfänger" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Berufsanfänger", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list