Bierdeckel
[ˈbiːɐ̯ˌdɛkl̩]
The verdict
“Bierdeckel” is uncommon German (frequency #65,045 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #65,045
- frequency rank, German
- 5,818
- “B” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein meist runder oder viereckiger Untersetzer aus Pappe, auf den man sein Bierglas stellt
Corpus desk
Index DE-bierdeckel · Bierdeckel · German
Bierdeckel · rank #65,045 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #65,045
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,818
- PHOTO-FINISH bezeichnender…
Nearest frequency peer: bezeichnenderweise (-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 „Bierdeckel“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Bewerbers
Bewerbers
34,959 corpus weight
- Bewährungss…
Bewährungsstrafen
34,958 corpus weight
- bezeichnend…
bezeichnenderweise
34,957 corpus weight
- Bierdeckel
Bierdeckel
34,956 corpus weight
- binge
binge
34,955 corpus weight
- Biotonne
Biotonne
34,954 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Bierdeckel“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Bierdeckel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈbiːɐ̯ˌdɛkl̩] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #65,045 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Bierdeckel“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Bierdeckel is uncommon German at frequency #65,045 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbiːɐ̯ˌdɛkl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Bierdeckel has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Bierdeckel, spelled B-I-E-R-D-E-C-K-E-L.
Definition
- 1ein meist runder oder viereckiger Untersetzer aus Pappe, auf den man sein Bierglas stellt
- 2Verschlusskappe einer Bierflasche, meist aus Metall
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Bierdeckel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Bedienung oder der Wirt schreibt für jedes getrunkene Bier auf dem Bierdeckel einen Strich an.
Die Bierdeckel wurden Ende des 19. Jahrhunderts in Dresden erfunden und auf das Bierglas gelegt, damit es frischer bleibt und keine Insekten hineinfallen. Erst später legte man sie unter das Glas.
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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