Bienenwachs

[ˈbiːnənˌvaks]

/[ˈbiːnənˌvaks]/ noun

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The verdict

“Bienenwachs” is uncommon German (frequency #82,583 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#82,583
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - von Bienen abgesondertes Wachs, das von ihnen zum Bau der Bienenwaben genutzt wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-bienenwachs · Bienenwachs · German

Bienenwachs · rank #82,583 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #82,583
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH bezwangen

Nearest frequency peer: bezwangen (-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 „Bienenwachs“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Bienenwachs
PropertyValue
HeadwordBienenwachs
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbiːnənˌvaks]
Letters11
Frequency rank#82,583
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Bienenwachs“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „bezwangen“ (#82,582), „Bildungsgang“ (#82,584), „bezichtigte“ (#82,581). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Bienenwachs“ bei #82,583. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Bienenwachs is uncommon German at frequency #82,583 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbiːnənˌvaks]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "von Bienen abgesondertes Wachs, das von ihnen zum Bau der Bienenwaben genutzt wird".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Bienenwachs in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Bienenwachs, spelled B-I-E-N-E-N-W-A-C-H-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    von Bienen abgesondertes Wachs, das von ihnen zum Bau der Bienenwaben genutzt wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Aus Bienenwachs werden angenehm duftende Kerzen hergestellt.

This word in other languages

beeswax(English)cire d'abeille(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 "Bienenwachs"?
"Bienenwachs" is spelled B-I-E-N-E-N-W-A-C-H-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbiːnənˌvaks].
What does "Bienenwachs" mean?
As a noun, "Bienenwachs" means: von Bienen abgesondertes Wachs, das von ihnen zum Bau der Bienenwaben genutzt wird
How do you pronounce "Bienenwachs"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Bienenwachs" is [ˈbiːnənˌvaks]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Bienenwachs" come from?
"Bienenwachs" 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 "Bienenwachs", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

bezichtigte#82,581Biochemiker#82,586bewegliches#82,574beschreitet#82,570

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list