Bienenkasten
[ˈbiːnənˌkastn̩]
The verdict
“Bienenkasten” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Behausung für ein Bienenvolk in Form eines verschließbaren, quaderförmigen Behälters
Corpus desk
Index DE-bienenkasten · Bienenkasten · German
Bienenkasten · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Bienenkasten |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈbiːnənˌkastn̩] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Bienenkasten“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Bienenkasten is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbiːnənˌkastn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Behausung für ein Bienenvolk in Form eines verschließbaren, quaderförmigen Behälters".
No misspelling variants are generated for Bienenkasten in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Bienenkasten, spelled B-I-E-N-E-N-K-A-S-T-E-N.
Definition
- 1Behausung für ein Bienenvolk in Form eines verschließbaren, quaderförmigen Behälters
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Bienenkasten appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Im Frühjahr vermehren sich die Bienen enorm, Jungvölker ziehen aus den Bienenkästen aus und suchen sich ein neues Zuhause, zum Beispiel alte Spechthöhlen.“
Synonyms
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.