Biedermeier

[ˈbiːdɐˌmaɪ̯ɐ]

/[ˈbiːdɐˌmaɪ̯ɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Biedermeier” is uncommon German (frequency #50,335 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,335
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lebensweise und Kunststil im deutschsprachigen Raum von 1815 bis 1848

Corpus desk

Index DE-biedermeier · Biedermeier · German

Biedermeier · rank #50,335 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,335
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH biblischer

Nearest frequency peer: biblischer (-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 „Biedermeier“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Biedermeier
PropertyValue
HeadwordBiedermeier
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbiːdɐˌmaɪ̯ɐ]
Letters11
Frequency rank#50,335
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Biedermeier“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „biblischer“ (#50,334), „Bitterkeit“ (#50,336), „bezuschusst“ (#50,333). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Biedermeier“ bei #50,335. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Biedermeier is uncommon German at frequency #50,335 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbiːdɐˌmaɪ̯ɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Biedermeier, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Biedermeier, spelled B-I-E-D-E-R-M-E-I-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Lebensweise und Kunststil im deutschsprachigen Raum von 1815 bis 1848
  2. 2
    umgangssprachlich, ursprüngliche Bezeichnung für Spießer, Spießbürger oder Spießertum

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Erkennungsmerkmal für den Biedermeier ist die Mode.
  2. Aus Österreich stammen die drei bedeutendsten Dramatiker des Biedermeier.

This word in other languages

Biedermeier(English)Biedermeier(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 "Biedermeier"?
"Biedermeier" is spelled B-I-E-D-E-R-M-E-I-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbiːdɐˌmaɪ̯ɐ].
What does "Biedermeier" mean?
As a noun, "Biedermeier" means: Lebensweise und Kunststil im deutschsprachigen Raum von 1815 bis 1848
How do you pronounce "Biedermeier"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Biedermeier" is [ˈbiːdɐˌmaɪ̯ɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Biedermeier" come from?
"Biedermeier" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

bezuschusst#50,333Bodenplatte#50,339Bolschewiki#50,340besinnliche#50,326

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list