bildhaft
[ˈbɪlthaft]
The verdict
“bildhaft” is uncommon German (frequency #68,065 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #68,065
- frequency rank, German
- 5,818
- “B” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich so ausdrücken oder so denken, dass ein Bild vor den Augen des Hörers oder Denkenden entsteht
Corpus desk
Index DE-bildhaft · bildhaft · German
bildhaft · rank #68,065 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #68,065
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,818
- PHOTO-FINISH Bienchen
Nearest frequency peer: Bienchen (-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 „bildhaft“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Bettlern
Bettlern
31,940 corpus weight
- BGS
BGS
31,938 corpus weight
- Bienchen
Bienchen
31,937 corpus weight
- bildhaft
bildhaft
31,936 corpus weight
- bindenden
bindenden
31,934 corpus weight
- biodiesel
biodiesel
31,933 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „bildhaft“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bildhaft |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈbɪlthaft] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #68,065 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „bildhaft“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
bildhaft is uncommon German at frequency #68,065 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈbɪlthaft]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sich so ausdrücken oder so denken, dass ein Bild vor den Augen des Hörers oder Denkenden entsteht".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for bildhaft, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword 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 its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is bildhaft, spelled B-I-L-D-H-A-F-T.
Definition
- 1sich so ausdrücken oder so denken, dass ein Bild vor den Augen des Hörers oder Denkenden entsteht
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how bildhaft appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
[…] Bäume spielen noch immer eine wichtige Rolle auf der Erde. Nicht umsonst nennt man die Wälder, insbesondere die Regenwälder, bildhaft "die grünen Lungen des Planeten".
Vielen Menschen in Deutschland wird hier [in Günther Wallraffs Buch "Ganz unten", bei der Wallraff in seiner Recherche in der Rolle des Ali das Leben des ausgebeuteten ausländischen Arbeiters lebt,] bildhaft vor Augen geführt, was da in der Grauzone der Arbeitswelt passiert.
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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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