bieder

[ˈbiːdɐ]

/[ˈbiːdɐ]/ adj

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The verdict

“bieder” is uncommon German (frequency #64,110 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,110
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - anständig, ehrlich, ehrbar, moralisch integer

Corpus desk

Index DE-bieder · bieder · German

bieder · rank #64,110 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,110
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Bibliothekswe…

Nearest frequency peer: Bibliothekswesen (-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 „bieder“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for bieder
PropertyValue
Headwordbieder
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈbiːdɐ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#64,110
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „bieder“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).biederfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Bibliothekswesen“ (#64,109), „bietest“ (#64,111), „bezeugte“ (#64,108). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „bieder“ bei #64,110. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bieder is uncommon German at frequency #64,110 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈbiːdɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for bieder in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is bieder, spelled B-I-E-D-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    anständig, ehrlich, ehrbar, moralisch integer
  2. 2
    sich engstirnig an gesellschaftliche Regeln haltend, sehr darauf bedacht, als anständig zu gelten und nicht unangenehm aufzufallen, dabei vielleicht auch zu einfältig, zu naiv, treuherzig
  3. 3
    eine Lebenseinstellung wie in der Bedeutung [2] ausdrückend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Er war ein wackerer und gutmüthiger Mann, bieder und tapfer
  2. Wenn es um den Hund geht, werden biedere Bürger zu Schlägern.

Synonyms

anständigehrlichehrbarrechtschaffenredlichwackerintegerunbescholtenwohlanständigkleinbürgerlichkleinkarierttreudoofspießbürgerlichspießigkonservativbravkreuzbravhausbacken

Antonyms

gemeinniederträchtigverkommenverderbtverdorbenkorruptverschlagenverlogenruchloseigenwilligunkonventionellschrillschrägflippigskurrilexzentrischverruchtkesskeckfrechgewagt

This word in other languages

honest(English)íntegro(Español)honnête(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 "bieder"?
"bieder" is spelled B-I-E-D-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbiːdɐ].
What does "bieder" mean?
As an adjective, "bieder" means: anständig, ehrlich, ehrbar, moralisch integer
How do you pronounce "bieder"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bieder" is [ˈbiːdɐ]. 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 "bieder", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list