Bewegtbild

[bəˈveːktˌbɪlt]

/[bəˈveːktˌbɪlt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Bewegtbild” is uncommon German (frequency #71,164 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,164
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Abfolge vieler Bilder/Fotos, die schnell nacheinander betrachtet den Eindruck von Bewegung erzeugen

Corpus desk

Index DE-bewegtbild · Bewegtbild · German

Bewegtbild · rank #71,164 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #71,164
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH bevorzugst

Nearest frequency peer: bevorzugst (-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 „Bewegtbild“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Bewegtbild
PropertyValue
HeadwordBewegtbild
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[bəˈveːktˌbɪlt]
Letters10
Frequency rank#71,164
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Bewegtbild“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „bevorzugst“ (#71,163), „Beweises“ (#71,165), „BfA“ (#71,166). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Bewegtbild“ bei #71,164. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Bewegtbild is uncommon German at frequency #71,164 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [bəˈveːktˌbɪlt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Abfolge vieler Bilder/Fotos, die schnell nacheinander betrachtet den Eindruck von Bewegung erzeugen".

Bewegtbild has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Bewegtbild, spelled B-E-W-E-G-T-B-I-L-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Abfolge vieler Bilder/Fotos, die schnell nacheinander betrachtet den Eindruck von Bewegung erzeugen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Bewegtbilder kann man meist auch mit einer guten Digitalkamera aufzeichnen.
  2. „Bewegtbilder (Filme) bestehen aus aufeinanderfolgenden Einzelbildern.“

Synonyms

bewegteBilderFilmVideo

This word in other languages

film(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 "Bewegtbild"?
"Bewegtbild" is spelled B-E-W-E-G-T-B-I-L-D. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈveːktˌbɪlt].
What does "Bewegtbild" mean?
As a noun, "Bewegtbild" means: Abfolge vieler Bilder/Fotos, die schnell nacheinander betrachtet den Eindruck von Bewegung erzeugen
How do you pronounce "Bewegtbild"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Bewegtbild" is [bəˈveːktˌbɪlt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Bewegtbild" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

bevorzugst#71,163Brustwarze#71,186brüderlich#71,187beigefügte#71,140

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list