Bevölkerungsrückgang

[bəˈfœlkəʁʊŋsˌʁʏkɡaŋ]

/[bəˈfœlkəʁʊŋsˌʁʏkɡaŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Bevölkerungsrückgang” is uncommon German (frequency #91,374 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,374
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Verringerung der Bevölkerung in einem bestimmten Gebiet

Corpus desk

Index DE-bevolkerungsruckgang · Bevölkerungsrückgang · German

Bevölkerungsrückgang · rank #91,374 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #91,374
  • LEN-MEGA 20 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH bevollmächtigt

Nearest frequency peer: bevollmächtigt (-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 „Bevölkerungsrückgang“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Bevölkerungsrückgang
PropertyValue
HeadwordBevölkerungsrückgang
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[bəˈfœlkəʁʊŋsˌʁʏkɡaŋ]
Letters20
Frequency rank#91,374
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Bevölkerungsrückgang“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Bevölkerungsrückgangfällt 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: „bevollmächtigt“ (#91,373), „Bewegungsrichtung“ (#91,375), „Bewerbungsgespräche“ (#91,376). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Bevölkerungsrückgang“ bei #91,374. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Bevölkerungsrückgang is uncommon German at frequency #91,374 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [bəˈfœlkəʁʊŋsˌʁʏkɡaŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Verringerung der Bevölkerung in einem bestimmten Gebiet".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Bevölkerungsrückgang, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Bevölkerungsrückgang, spelled B-E-V-Ö-L-K-E-R-U-N-G-S-R-Ü-C-K-G-A-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Verringerung der Bevölkerung in einem bestimmten Gebiet

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Doch dieser bis heute nicht wettgemachte Bevölkerungsrückgang hatte vor Ort sehr unterschiedliche Folgen.“

Synonyms

Bevölkerungsabnahme

Antonyms

BevölkerungsexplosionBevölkerungszunahmeBevölkerungszuwachs

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 "Bevölkerungsrückgang"?
"Bevölkerungsrückgang" is spelled B-E-V-Ö-L-K-E-R-U-N-G-S-R-Ü-C-K-G-A-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈfœlkəʁʊŋsˌʁʏkɡaŋ].
What does "Bevölkerungsrückgang" mean?
As a noun, "Bevölkerungsrückgang" means: Verringerung der Bevölkerung in einem bestimmten Gebiet
How do you pronounce "Bevölkerungsrückgang"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Bevölkerungsrückgang" is [bəˈfœlkəʁʊŋsˌʁʏkɡaŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Bevölkerungsrückgang" come from?
"Bevölkerungsrückgang" 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 "Bevölkerungsrückgang", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 20 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list