Betriebsunfall

[bəˈtʁiːpsʔʊnˌfal]

/[bəˈtʁiːpsʔʊnˌfal]/ noun

The verdict

“Betriebsunfall” is uncommon German (frequency #98,191 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,191
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Unfall, der sich am Arbeitsplatz oder auf dem Weg dorthin ereignet

Corpus desk

Index DE-betriebsunfall · Betriebsunfall · German

Betriebsunfall · rank #98,191 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #98,191
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Betonplatten

Nearest frequency peer: Betonplatten (-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 „Betriebsunfall“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Betriebsunfall
PropertyValue
HeadwordBetriebsunfall
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[bəˈtʁiːpsʔʊnˌfal]
Letters14
Frequency rank#98,191
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Betriebsunfall“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Betriebsunfallfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Betonplatten“ (#98,190), „bewehrt“ (#98,192), „Betablocker“ (#98,189). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Betriebsunfall“ bei #98,191. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Betriebsunfall is uncommon German at frequency #98,191 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [bəˈtʁiːpsʔʊnˌfal]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein Unfall, der sich am Arbeitsplatz oder auf dem Weg dorthin ereignet".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Betriebsunfall, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

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 Betriebsunfall, spelled B-E-T-R-I-E-B-S-U-N-F-A-L-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Unfall, der sich am Arbeitsplatz oder auf dem Weg dorthin ereignet

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Nach einem Betriebsunfall lag er neun Wochen lang im Krankenhaus.

Synonyms

ArbeitsunfallBerufsunfall

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); 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 "Betriebsunfall"?
"Betriebsunfall" is spelled B-E-T-R-I-E-B-S-U-N-F-A-L-L. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈtʁiːpsʔʊnˌfal].
What does "Betriebsunfall" mean?
As a noun, "Betriebsunfall" means: ein Unfall, der sich am Arbeitsplatz oder auf dem Weg dorthin ereignet
How do you pronounce "Betriebsunfall"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Betriebsunfall" is [bəˈtʁiːpsʔʊnˌfal]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list