Bildarchiv

[ˈbɪltʔaʁˌçiːf]

/[ˈbɪltʔaʁˌçiːf]/ noun

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The verdict

“Bildarchiv” is uncommon German (frequency #96,751 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,751
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Archiv, in dem Bilder aufbewahrt werden, das für grafische und fotografische Dokumente zuständig ist

Corpus desk

Index DE-bildarchiv · Bildarchiv · German

Bildarchiv · rank #96,751 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #96,751
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Bildungsbürge…

Nearest frequency peer: Bildungsbürgertum (+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 „Bildarchiv“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Bildarchiv
PropertyValue
HeadwordBildarchiv
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbɪltʔaʁˌçiːf]
Letters10
Frequency rank#96,751
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Bildarchiv“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Bildungsbürgertum“ (#96,752), „biff“ (#96,749), „Bildungsreise“ (#96,753). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Bildarchiv“ bei #96,751. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Bildarchiv is uncommon German at frequency #96,751 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbɪltʔaʁˌçiːf]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Archiv, in dem Bilder aufbewahrt werden, das für grafische und fotografische Dokumente zuständig ist".

Zero misspellings are on record for Bildarchiv in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Bildarchiv, spelled B-I-L-D-A-R-C-H-I-V.

Definition

  1. 1
    Archiv, in dem Bilder aufbewahrt werden, das für grafische und fotografische Dokumente zuständig ist

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Die alte Vermisstenakten enthielt keine Fotos, also fuhr Pellegrini einige Tage später zum Redaktionsgebäude der Baltimore Sun und bat um die Erlaubnis, im dortigen Bildarchiv nachzuschauen.“
  2. „Anhand dieser Abbildungen hatte das Bildarchiv die Originale herausgesucht, und auf dem Rücken jedes Originals klebte der gleiche rechteckige goldene Aufkleber, der besagte, dass das Foto Eigentum von Jimmy Huttons Fotostudio war.“

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 "Bildarchiv"?
"Bildarchiv" is spelled B-I-L-D-A-R-C-H-I-V. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbɪltʔaʁˌçiːf].
What does "Bildarchiv" mean?
As a noun, "Bildarchiv" means: Archiv, in dem Bilder aufbewahrt werden, das für grafische und fotografische Dokumente zuständig ist
How do you pronounce "Bildarchiv"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Bildarchiv" is [ˈbɪltʔaʁˌçiːf]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Bildarchiv" come from?
"Bildarchiv" 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 "Bildarchiv", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Beutetiere#96,740bestätigst#96,737Breithaupt#96,773Badeanzüge#96,697

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list