biff

[bif]

/[bif]/ noun

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The verdict

“biff” is uncommon German (frequency #96,749 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,749
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine besondere Scheibe Fleisch vom Rind

Corpus desk

Index DE-biff · biff · German

biff · rank #96,749 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #96,749
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Bierglas

Nearest frequency peer: Bierglas (-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 „biff“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for biff
PropertyValue
Headwordbiff
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[bif]
Letters4
Frequency rank#96,749
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „biff“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.bifffällt 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: „Bierglas“ (#96,748), „bibliografische“ (#96,747), „Bildarchiv“ (#96,751). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „biff“ bei #96,749. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

biff is uncommon German at frequency #96,749 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [bif]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine besondere Scheibe Fleisch vom Rind".

Zero misspellings are on record for biff in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 biff, spelled B-I-F-F.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine besondere Scheibe Fleisch vom Rind

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. En biff skall ätas blodig, då är den som smakrikast och saftigast.

This word in other languages

beefsteak(English)

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 "biff"?
"biff" is spelled B-I-F-F. The IPA pronunciation is [bif].
What does "biff" mean?
As a noun, "biff" means: eine besondere Scheibe Fleisch vom Rind
How do you pronounce "biff"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "biff" is [bif]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "biff" come from?
"biff" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

boba#96,762brak#96,770bäte#96,781cité#96,803

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list