BfArM

abbrev

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The verdict

“BfArM” is uncommon German (frequency #70,090 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as an abbreviation. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,090
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bundesinstitut für Arzneimittel und Medizinprodukte

Corpus desk

Index DE-bfarm · BfArM · German

BfArM · rank #70,090 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,090
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH bezifferte

Nearest frequency peer: bezifferte (-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 „BfArM“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for BfArM
PropertyValue
HeadwordBfArM
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAbbreviation
Letters5
Frequency rank#70,090
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „BfArM“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).BfArMfällt 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: „bezifferte“ (#70,089), „bildlichen“ (#70,091), „bewässern“ (#70,088). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „BfArM“ bei #70,090. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

BfArM is uncommon German at frequency #70,090 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anabbreviation. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Bundesinstitut für Arzneimittel und Medizinprodukte".

Zero misspellings are on record for BfArM in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is BfArM, spelled B-F-A-R-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bundesinstitut für Arzneimittel und Medizinprodukte

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Rund 500.000 Frauen sollen weltweit Silikonkissen von PIP erhalten haben. In Deutschland sind es 16.000. Das Bundesinstitut für Arzneimittel und Medizinprodukte (BfArM) empfahl vor wenigen Wochen, die betroffenen Implantate entfernen zu lassen.“

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 "BfArM"?
"BfArM" is spelled B-F-A-R-M.
What does "BfArM" mean?
As an abbreviation, "BfArM" means: Bundesinstitut für Arzneimittel und Medizinprodukte
What language does "BfArM" come from?
"BfArM" 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 "BfArM", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

blame#70,094Berns#70,075bazar#70,063Colts#70,136

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list