biennal
[biɛˈnaːl]
The verdict
“biennal” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zwei Jahre dauernd
Corpus desk
Index DE-biennal · biennal · German
biennal · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | biennal |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [biɛˈnaːl] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „biennal“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
biennal is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [biɛˈnaːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for biennal, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is biennal, spelled B-I-E-N-N-A-L.
Definition
- 1zwei Jahre dauernd
- 2alle zwei Jahre stattfindend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how biennal appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die biennale Planung für den Neubau hat sich am Ende bewährt.
Die örtliche Wirtschaftsmesse ist ein biennales Ereignis.
Synonyms
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.