Bierkrug

[ˈbiːɐ̯ˌkʁuːk]

/[ˈbiːɐ̯ˌkʁuːk]/ noun

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The verdict

“Bierkrug” is uncommon German (frequency #83,754 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,754
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein größeres Gefäß zum Trinken von Bier

Corpus desk

Index DE-bierkrug · Bierkrug · German

Bierkrug · rank #83,754 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #83,754
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH bibliothèque

Nearest frequency peer: bibliothèque (-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 „Bierkrug“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Bierkrug
PropertyValue
HeadwordBierkrug
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbiːɐ̯ˌkʁuːk]
Letters8
Frequency rank#83,754
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Bierkrug“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Bierkrugfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „bibliothèque“ (#83,753), „Bft“ (#83,751), „biological“ (#83,757). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Bierkrug“ bei #83,754. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Bierkrug is uncommon German at frequency #83,754 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbiːɐ̯ˌkʁuːk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein größeres Gefäß zum Trinken von Bier".

Zero misspellings are on record for Bierkrug in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Bierkrug, spelled B-I-E-R-K-R-U-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein größeres Gefäß zum Trinken von Bier

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Der Bierkrug ist schon wieder leer.

Synonyms

BierseidelHumpen

This word in other languages

stein(English)chope(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 "Bierkrug"?
"Bierkrug" is spelled B-I-E-R-K-R-U-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbiːɐ̯ˌkʁuːk].
What does "Bierkrug" mean?
As a noun, "Bierkrug" means: ein größeres Gefäß zum Trinken von Bier
How do you pronounce "Bierkrug"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Bierkrug" is [ˈbiːɐ̯ˌkʁuːk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Bierkrug" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

beteuern#83,746Bobingen#83,764besorgst#83,742beruhend#83,738

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list