Bierschaum
[ˈbiːɐ̯ˌʃaʊ̯m]
The verdict
“Bierschaum” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - lockere Masse aus kleinen Gasbläschen auf einem frisch eingeschenkten Bier
Corpus desk
Index DE-bierschaum · Bierschaum · German
Bierschaum · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Bierschaum |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈbiːɐ̯ˌʃaʊ̯m] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Bierschaum“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Bierschaum is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbiːɐ̯ˌʃaʊ̯m]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "lockere Masse aus kleinen Gasbläschen auf einem frisch eingeschenkten Bier".
No misspelling variants are generated for Bierschaum in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Bierschaum, spelled B-I-E-R-S-C-H-A-U-M.
Definition
- 1lockere Masse aus kleinen Gasbläschen auf einem frisch eingeschenkten Bier
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Bierschaum appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ich ließ das Bier zurückgehen, denn es war lauwarm und der Bierschaum war bereits zusammengefallen.
„Jetzt verbrachte er den Tag damit, die für die Kurgäste bestimmten Getränke zu konsumieren. Er hatte einen gewaltigen Wachtmeister-Schnurrbart, an dem von früh bis abends der Bierschaum hing oder die süße Fettigkeit der Schnäpse.“
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.