Bierbauch

[ˈbiːɐ̯ˌbaʊ̯x]

/[ˈbiːɐ̯ˌbaʊ̯x]/ noun

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The verdict

“Bierbauch” is uncommon German (frequency #98,198 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,198
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bauch eines Mannes mit einem übergroßem Umfang bei ansonsten normalen Proportionen

Corpus desk

Index DE-bierbauch · Bierbauch · German

Bierbauch · rank #98,198 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #98,198
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Biathleten

Nearest frequency peer: Biathleten (-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 „Bierbauch“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Bierbauch
PropertyValue
HeadwordBierbauch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbiːɐ̯ˌbaʊ̯x]
Letters9
Frequency rank#98,198
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Bierbauch“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Biathleten“ (#98,197), „billing“ (#98,200), „Biomechanik“ (#98,201). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Bierbauch“ bei #98,198. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Bierbauch is uncommon German at frequency #98,198 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbiːɐ̯ˌbaʊ̯x]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Bierbauch, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

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 Bierbauch, spelled B-I-E-R-B-A-U-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bauch eines Mannes mit einem übergroßem Umfang bei ansonsten normalen Proportionen
  2. 2
    starker Biertrinker

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ich habe – Gott sei Dank – noch keinen Bierbauch.
  2. Er war schon immer ein Bierbauch.

Synonyms

PlauzeRanzenWampeWanstBiersäufer

Antonyms

Waschbrettbauch

This word in other languages

paunch(English)panza(Español)bedaine(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 "Bierbauch"?
"Bierbauch" is spelled B-I-E-R-B-A-U-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbiːɐ̯ˌbaʊ̯x].
What does "Bierbauch" mean?
As a noun, "Bierbauch" means: Bauch eines Mannes mit einem übergroßem Umfang bei ansonsten normalen Proportionen
How do you pronounce "Bierbauch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Bierbauch" is [ˈbiːɐ̯ˌbaʊ̯x]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Bierbauch" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Blaualgen#98,205Besatzern#98,182Bohrinsel#98,217bequemere#98,178

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list