bidonville

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The verdict

“bidonville” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Barackensiedlung, die Bidonville, die Kanisterstadt

Corpus desk

Index DE-bidonville · bidonville · German

bidonville · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "B" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for bidonville
PropertyValue
Headwordbidonville
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „bidonville“ im Deutschen

bidonvilleliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bidonville is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die Barackensiedlung, die Bidonville, die Kanisterstadt".

No generated misspelling entries exist for bidonville in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is bidonville, spelled B-I-D-O-N-V-I-L-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Barackensiedlung, die Bidonville, die Kanisterstadt

Synonyms

baraccopoli

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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "bidonville"?
"bidonville" is spelled B-I-D-O-N-V-I-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "bidonville" mean?
As a noun, "bidonville" means: die Barackensiedlung, die Bidonville, die Kanisterstadt
How do you pronounce "bidonville"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bidonville" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bidonville" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list